Mike Trout really took advantage of his relationship with Adam Schefter during free agency:

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He’s just like you or I, constantly refreshing Twitter during free agency waiting to hear who the Eagles are signing. Except instead of refreshing, he can just go right to the source.

It’s funny to think about Trout beating up on Great Britain and the first thing he does when he gets back to his locker is check his phone to see if Schefty texted him back with a CJGJ update. Maybe you can’t fault him for letting the country down in the WBC championship game. Any Eagles fan would go 1-5 with three K’s two days after CJGJ signed with the Lions. The dude was too busy wondering what moves Howie is going to make to strengthen the secondary. Not thinking slider 3-2.

Here’s a scenario:

Do you think you could win your fantasy football league with only your brain and having access to Adam Schefter’s bat phone? No listening to podcasts. No Googling or watching ESPN. You only get the ESPN or Yahoo! site updates with injuries and stats. I think I could. I’m not some fantasy football savant, but I feel like a little cheat sheet, a top 10 pick, and having Schefty on speed dial every week could give me everything I need to know to win. Think about all the access you’d have to injuries and team information. You’d know if the coach hates the starting RB and wants to get the backup involved. You’d have access to how severe injuries are and make smart waiver wire pickups. You’d have a fountain of information at your disposal only like five guys in the world have. Everyone knows fantasy football isn’t won at the draft. It’s a game of inches and working the margins…and also luck. I won my league in ’02 because I picked up Marc fucking Bulger midway through the season and rode that hot hand the rest of the way. That’s the beauty of fantasy football!