Last Updated on 08/02/2022 by てんしょく飯
The Yankees have asked the Angels to trade Shohei Ohtani (28), the New York Post reported. The New York Post reported under the headline “Yankees on list of few teams serious about making trade offer for Ohtani,” but it also said that the Angels have decided to seal the trade, saying, “At this point, the Angels are not expected to give up this great two-sport athlete. The trade deadline was set at 1:00 p.m. EST. The trade deadline is 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 2 (7:00 a.m. Japan time on March 3). The “trade frenzy” for Ohtani will reach its climax.
Padres, White Sox also inquire about a trade
As expected, the Yankees, a prestigious team with strong financial resources, was making a move. The New York Post reported the shocking news that the Yankees had made a “serious” trade offer to the Angels for Otani. Written by the astute reporter Jon Heyman, the same reporter recently distributed a joint article with reporter Joel Sherman titled “Angels listen to Otani’s trade approach. Although the terms of the trade are strictly “four top prospects,” the article reported that the Angels are considering trading Ohtani for him, and named the Padres, Rangers, Dodgers, Cardinals, and Mariners as five teams that might be willing to make a trade. On the day of the meeting, the team was considering trading Otani to the Padres.
On this day, as the second part of that Ohtani trade information, we went further and said, “The Padres and White Sox have recently moved to acquire Ohtani, after the Angels had indicated that they were willing to listen to trade approaches for the one-in-100-year genius,” and not only the Yankees but also the The Padres and White Sox, as well as the Yankees, have made trade talks.
However, the report continued, “Several teams have been investigated (for Otani), but the teams that expressed interest (in a trade for Otani) moved on after understanding that the Angels have made a decision not to give up their mega-star, an unprecedented all-around player,” suggesting that a trade is unlikely to materialize.
Other U.S. media outlets, including CBS Sports, reported that the Mariners and Mets had withdrawn from the trade race for Otani.
The New York Post explained that the Angels sealed Ohtani’s release because two of their biggest stars, Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon, are out of the lineup with injuries, and that “Angels owner Art Moreno is not willing to release Ohtani,” and then explained that the Yankees are aggressively He explained that the Yankees are pursuing an aggressive trade strategy.
The Yankees, who lead the A-League East Division by 11.5 games over the second-place Blue Jays, are serious about bolstering their strength to regain the world championship, which has eluded them since 2009, especially in strengthening their rotation. They are especially interested in acquiring Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas, who went 13-9 last season and 4-9 this season. He said, “We’ve been active against other starting pitchers [in an attempt to acquire them in a trade], but apparently we saw Ohtani and Nationals superstar Juan Soto as a special opportunity to acquire them. But the Nationals seem to be focusing on several other teams besides the Yankees when it comes to trading Soto,” he added.
It seems highly unlikely that the Angels will make a trade for Otani, but if they do, it would be the biggest shock to the Yankees since Ichiro was traded to the Yankees in July of 2012 after a stint with the Mariners.
According to Trade Rumors, the Padres and White Sox may have been planning a trade for Otani in order to further strengthen their starting rotation, even though they do not have the same difficulty in the starting lineup as the Yankees.
The site also denied that a trade for Ohtani was in the works this season, saying, “It doesn’t appear that the Angels have seriously considered it. However, if Ohtani demands a salary of $43.3 million or more in contract renewals this offseason, the Angels would have to pay about $120 million for Ohtani, Trout, and Rendon alone, and “If an extension to Ohtani’s contract is not reached, his name would be a more serious trade candidate in a year’s time. He suggested that Ohtani’s trade release could once again dominate the post-league conversation this offseason.
Negotiations and wrangling continue until one minute before the trade deadline, and one never knows what drama awaits in the world of major league transfers. One day left. Fans in Japan and the United States are paying close attention to Otani’s departure.
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