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Trout, Angels agree to $144.5 million, 6-year deal (Yahoo Sports)
 Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels agreed Friday night to a $144.5 million, six-year contract, keeping baseball's brightest young star under club control through 2020. The Angels said the 22-year-old outfielder and his family will be at a news conference Saturday in Anaheim to formally announce the contract along with owner Arte Moreno, manager Mike Scioscia and general manager Jerry Dipoto. ''I think everybody is obviously thrilled that it got done,'' Scioscia said at Dodger Stadium after the Angels' exhibition game, which Trout missed with a stomach virus. ''He's a special player and a special person.'' The Millville, N.J., product was a unanimous choice for AL Rookie of the Year in 2012, and he finished second in AL MVP voting to Miguel Cabrera the past two years. More...
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