<P> In the summer before his senior year, Trout attended the Area Code Games in southern California, where he went 6 - for - 11 against some of the best players in the country . Angels scout Greg Morhardt, who had played in the minor leagues with Trout's father, claimed Mike was the fastest and strongest 17 - year - old he had ever seen . </P> <P> Trout was drafted by the Angels, using their compensation pick from the New York Yankees for their signing of Mark Teixeira, 25th overall in the 2009 MLB draft . </P> <P> He started his professional career in 2009 playing for the Arizona Angels of the rookie - level Arizona League, hitting . 360 with a . 418 OBP and . 506 SLG with one home run, 25 runs batted in (RBIs), and 13 stolen bases in 187 plate appearances over 39 games . He was beaten out in being named AZL Most Valuable Player by Cody Decker . He finished the season playing for the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League, hitting . 267 over 20 plate appearances in five games . </P> <P> Before the 2010 season, Trout was considered the Angels' third - best prospect and the 85th - best in all of baseball by Baseball America . He started the season playing for Cedar Rapids, where he hit . 362 with a . 454 on - base percentage (OBP) and a . 526 slugging percentage (SLG) with six home runs, 39 RBIs, and 45 stolen bases in 82 games . He was selected to play in the All - Star Futures Game . In July, Baseball America named Trout the second - best overall baseball prospect . After the Futures game, he was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class A-Advanced California League . </P>

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