Angels Won't Trade Shohei Ohtani This Winter
2 years agoLos Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said that the team isn't trading two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani this winter. There has been plenty of speculation that the Angels will need to trade Ohtani before he's eligible to hit the open market after the 2023 season. But it's a complicated matter, especially with owner Arte Moreno planning to eventually sell the team. It looks like Ohtani will start next season with the Angels, but if they fall out of contention again, Ohtani will be the most coveted trade piece in baseball before the deadline. If not for Aaron Judge's record-setting season with the Yankees in 2022, it's likely that Ohtani would have won his second American League MVP. He hit .273 with 34 homers, 95 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 157 games while also going 15-9 on the mound with a career-low 2.33 ERA, a 1.01 WHIP and a career-high 219 K's over 28 starts.
Source: The Orange County Register - Jeff Fletcher
Source: The Orange County Register - Jeff Fletcher