Re: Ohtani Trade Watch
He doesn't get moved, LAA qualify him and get the draft pick compensation in the offseason.
Trade deadline is August 1st, this deal would likely happen before then. The Angels next 3 series before the deadline...Pirates, Tigers, Jays....They're gonna end up taking 6 of 9 bringing their record to 55-51, jumping the Yankees as they go 3-5 during the same stretch for a record of 53-52.
Angels don't move him and just miss the playoffs.
If he's traded, the team that has pieces for it....Orioles. However it's going to cost more than what SDP gave up for 2.5yrs of Soto, which is crazy to think to give up for 0.5yr of Ohtani who messes with your lineup so much. And...he'll get like 8-12 games pitching, but he also has a blister issue...and how much will he push through that as it tends to mess up throwing mechanics. Whoever is going to get him will give up A LOT, gain little in the regular season, and could get someone who doesn't throw much. Especially the new issues you introduce to your manager to deal with. Like this is a massive unicorn, I can't see every manager doing well with such an intense tool.
However...what you do get...man. If you get to the playoffs, and your manager is SMART, huge X-factor.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Trocheck, Horvat, Kopitar, Stankoven
LW: Hughes (C), Vatrano (C), McCann (C)
RW: Michkov, Tolvanen (LW)
D: Makar, Bouchard, Fox, Seider, Werenski
Util:
G: UPL, Kuemper, Levi
IR: Landeskog (LW)