Los Angeles Angels: Why Mike Trout is being underpaid

The Los Angeles Angels just gave Mike Trout the largest contract in sports, yet the face of baseball is still ironically being underpaid.

With the dust settled on the Manny Machado and Bryce Harper saga this offseason the focus instantly turned to Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels.

Trout had two more years left on his contract and the Phillies, who had just landed Harper, were favorites to land Trout, who is a Philly sports fan. With Trout not having a single playoff win in his career with the Angels, it would not be surprising for him to want to go with a winner.

That was not the case at all. Jeff Passan of ESPN broke the news on Tuesday that the Los Angeles Angels signed Trout to a 12-year extension worth more than $430 million.

Trout is most likely going to be an Angel for life and his 12-year extension completely dwarfs the $330 million that Harper just signed for less than a month ago.

It is ridiculous to think that someone making nearly half a billion dollars is not getting paid enough and Trout is going to live more than comfortably for his entire life. He just set up the generations ahead of him as well, which is a huge win for someone who, at the end of the day, is just playing a game.

However, if you look at his productivity and what he brings to the table, Trout probably is being underpaid. Here is why.