Last Updated on 08/02/2022 by てんしょく飯
The trade deadline is only a few days away…Otani’s departure is the biggest concern
The Major League Baseball trade deadline will be held at 6:00 p.m. on February 2 (7:00 a.m. on March 3, Japan time). The biggest question in Japan and the U.S. is whether the Angels will release Shohei Otani, whose contract expires at the end of next season. On its official website, CBS Sports, a U.S. media outlet, has introduced three reasons why the Angels would trade Ohtani before the start of next season and the biggest reason why he would stay with the team until next summer’s trade deadline, based on interviews with the team’s executives.
The trade deadline is only a few days away…Otani’s departure is the biggest concern
The first reason why the team might release Otani is that “a huge contract awaits him. The Angels have already signed Trout, but the Angels have already signed Trout, and the Angels have already signed the right-hander.
However, the Angels are already paying Trout, Rendon, and Iglesias a total of over $90 million per year. Furthermore, considering that Ohtani’s new contract will be “conservatively estimated at $30 million per year,” the Angels will be paying more than 60% of the team’s total annual salary to just 15% of their roster.
As a result, he concludes that “the Angels have little chance of convincing Ohtani to extend before he becomes an FA, and are unlikely to be able to offer him the highest amount in a competitive race.”
The second issue cited is that “Ohtani wants to play for a team that can win. The article states, “Even if the Angels could offer a large sum of money, it is not clear that they could offer a realistic path to a World Series championship ring. Since 2018, when Ohtani joined the team, the Angels have won less than 50% of their games every year. They have already played under four managers, and if he stays next year, he will likely be the fifth, according to the report.
Should Ohtani be released “to help the Angels get out of the mire?”
The third is “long-term benefit to the team. The article states, “If the Angels want to win in the near future, they should consider trading Otani. If Ohtani chooses a team closer to the championship and leaves in FA, the Angels would only have to pay for one draft pick. However, this card is not enough for the Angels to “get out of their current quagmire,” according to the report.
Most of the team executives interviewed by CBS said they think there is more than a 50-50 chance that Ohtani will be with the Angels at the start of next season. This is because “that’s the only way owner Moreno will accept it,” they said.
On a related note, there is only one reason why the Angels would not trade Ohtani. It is “owner Moreno’s policy.” The Angels would have to trade Ohtani because it would be an admission by the owners and executives that they have failed to build an all-time winning team, despite having two players on their roster who are at the top of their game for their era. The article concluded, “Perhaps the biggest test for the Angels over the Ohtani trade is for the owners to accept reality and accept the negative consequences.
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