Shohei Ohtani
Arte Moreno announced a piece of news on the 24th that made Angel fans quite dissatisfied. He decided to take back his life and not sell the team, and will continue to be in charge of team affairs. According to "SNY" reporter Andy Martino, Moreno's reversal of attitude surprised most teams in the league. They believed that Moreno's continued serving as the boss of the Angels would greatly reduce the possibility of superstar Shohei Ohtani staying with the Angels. This will boost the chances of the Eastern Conference giants Yankees and Mets snatching up this second-stringer.
After Moreno took over the Angels in 2003, he only reached the playoffs a total of 6 times. Many Angels fans accused Moreno of ineffective management of the team. Last year, he announced the sale of the team, which caused a burst of applause, but he quickly gave up the idea of selling the team. Moreno said that he had rekindled his expectations of winning the World Series and would build a competitive team. This also means that Ohtani Shohei and "Magic Trout" Mike Trout will be regarded as the absolute main force. However, a person close to the Angels team predicts that if the team still cannot achieve results this season, the Angels will consider putting Ohtani Shohei on the trade negotiation table, because he will become a free agent after the end of this season.
In order to reduce the threat, Martino said that the two New York teams may take the lead before the trade deadline and exchange the top rookies from the farm for Shohei Ohtani. Under the leadership of crazy owner Steve Cohen, The Mets are really likely to send away a package mainly including Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty; last year they were willing to give away Oswald Peraza and Anthony Vap. Volpe, one of whom traded Luis Castillo to the Yankees, will have to pay a higher price to acquire Shohei Ohtani.
Although signing Shohei Ohtani from the free agent market is the best approach, Martino said that there are three major reasons that will be detrimental to the two teams. The first is that before Shohei Ohtani joined the Angels in the past, he had favorited 7 candidate teams. Except for the Cubs, they were all West Division teams. Even the Yankees, who have been actively pursuing Shohei Ohtani all year round, were unable to enter the final list. Next, there are the Dodgers, who are in the same city as the Angels. It has been reported many times that they are actively pursuing Shohei Ohtani. They are both a big market team and their record in recent years has always been in the top class, which will bring many advantages to the Dodgers. Finally, both the Yankees and Mets are facing the luxury tax issue. Judging from the contracts of DJ LeMahieu and Brandon Nimmo, they are examples of players' demands that the total price remain unchanged and the average annual salary be lowered. This may also affect Shohei Ohtani's willingness to sign.
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