Last Updated on 08/04/2022 by てんしょく飯
The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani (28), the centerpiece of the trade market, is set to remain with the team, but the team has decided to hold a fire sale to sell all of its other key players.
Ohtani’s departure will depend on the team’s condition in the first half of next season.
On the last day of the trade deadline, August 2 (local Time), the Angels released starting right fielder Syndergaard and outfielder Marsh to the Phillies and defender Iglesias to the Braves, respectively. In return, the Angels received five players, including three young prospects from each team.
GM Minassian, who passed on trading Ohtani, said, “I won’t talk about specific players’ contracts, but we love Shohei. Shohei prepares every day and is great on and off the field. We want a player like this to play for the Angels, but we’ll just have to see what happens (with the situation).
It is believed that more than 10 teams, including the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, and Mariners, have approached the A’s about transferring Ohtani. Although a trade during this season has disappeared, the Yankees, Mets, and other teams with abundant financial resources are interested, and it is inevitable that the battle for Ohtani will be rekindled this offseason when they begin to build a team from the ground up. ESPN (electronic version), a sports network, reported on March 3 that “the Angels will offer Otani a long-term contract this offseason, but if he refuses, they will probably move to release him,” but the Angels do not seem to have any intention of negotiating this offseason.
Already GM Minassian has said, “The team will be centered around (main gunner) Trout and Otani. There are a lot of ways to build a team with a depth of players. There is the draft, FA, and trades. We will build a strong team with them.
The trade improved the Angels’ finances by releasing Iglesias (four years, approximately $57,000,000) and Syndergaard (one year, approximately $21,000,000), who were highly paid. According to the local newspaper, the Orange County Register, the Angels cut their labor costs by about $59,000,000 in this trade because they will not be responsible for the remaining salaries of the two players.
■ Increase to just under the luxury tax cap
Nachi Tomonari, a sportswriter with extensive knowledge of the majors, put it this way.
Nachi Tomonari, a sportswriter with knowledge of the majors, said, “After a string of failures, GM Minassian did an unusually good job this time. He has done an unusually good job this time, releasing two of his highest-paid players to raise nearly $60 million for reinforcements. Ohtani’s salary for next season, which will be the last salary arbitration this offseason, will be in the $22,000,000 range, and the Angels are expected to top up his total salary to the full luxury tax cap (about $230,000,000 = 2023). The Angels will use the money to make some reinforcements and work on GM Minassian’s policy of “building a team centered on Trout and Ohtani. They will work to improve the starting rotation and rebuild the relief corps in order to achieve the ‘tingly September’ that Ohtani is so eagerly anticipating.”
The fire sale is a preparation for the team’s reorganization centering on Trout and Otani.
If they drop out of postseason contention
However, GM Minassian also spent nearly $75,000,000 last offseason on pitching and other reinforcements. With the return of two long-range guns, Trout and Rendon, who were out due to injury, the team was considered a strong contender for the postseason before the season started, but was eliminated early in the first half of the season. The GM is not a skilled organizer, and there is no guarantee that the team’s strength will continue to function next season.
Otani’s departure will depend on the team’s performance in the first half of next season,” he said. If the Angels are not able to win the district championship or advance to the postseason by the July ball game next season, Otani will be the centerpiece of a trade, just as he was this summer. The Angels are known for the immense authority of owner Moreno, who is known to meddle in managerial and coaching appointments as well as player reinforcements. It is widely believed that the trade of Otani this summer did not go through because of the owner’s reluctance. If the Angels continue to struggle next season, the owner may have no choice but to consider releasing the two-tool player.
Otani has been quietly producing results, but it seems unlikely that he will be free from the noise of those around him next season as well.
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