12 teams have offered to trade Shohei Otani, but Angels owner refuses

Last Updated on 08/06/2022 by てんしょく飯

The New York Post reported on August 4 (Japan time) on the behind-the-scenes trade negotiations for the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani this summer. According to the article, “about 12 teams,” including the Yankees and Padres, approached Otani with a trade offer, but owner Art Moreno refused to hear the details of the offer. He reportedly gave a short explanation to his staff, telling them, “With (mainstays) Trout and Rendon injured, we can’t trade Otani.

The road to rebuilding the Angels seems to be a difficult one.

The paper said that the Angels’ current situation “needs to be reset (rebuilt). However, Trout’s contract, both of which are long-term deals, has a no-trade clause to all teams, and Rendon’s frequent injuries make it difficult to find a buyer. He stressed that if Ohtani is traded, he can expect to get a lot in return, such as Soto, who has now moved from the Nationals to the Padres.

Moreno, a Mexican-American owner who made his millions in the advertising business, bought the Angels in 2003, the year after the team won its first World Series title. Since then, the Angels have never won the world championship. In addition to Trout and Rendon, the Angels have made major acquisitions in the past, including Josh Hamilton and Puhols (now of the Cardinals), but they have not been successful in strengthening the team over the medium to long term. It has long been pointed out that, despite their love of baseball, their management policy has been to focus on attracting customers and the business side of the business rather than investing in winning. The team’s management policy has long been pointed out as one that focuses on attracting customers and business rather than investing in winning games, although Otani is a baseball fan.

The newspaper reported that one of the team leaders said, “Otani will be out the door (FA) in 14 months. Once he leaves, he won’t come back. The road to rebuilding the Angels, including negotiating a contract extension with Ohtani, seems to be a difficult one.