It’s a stretch to say that Mike Trout was almost on the Giants. I’m about to share a snippet of a long, enjoyable article that suggests the Giants might have been interested in him before the 2009 draft, when they had the sixth overall pick, but that doesn’t mean they were close to pulling the trigger.
On the other hand, this paragraph has “Giants” and “Mike Trout” in the same sentence, which means you deserve to read it:
The Diamondbacks were definitely interested in Trout, and they had the 16th and 17th picks in the draft.