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Exclusive: Angels Take Shohei Ohtani Off Trade Market
Sports Illustrated
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7/27/2023
The Los Angeles Angels have taken Shohei Ohtani off the trade market and intend to make a postseason push.
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After two days of internal discussions, the Los Angeles Angels took Shohei Otani off the
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trade market.
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They made that decision Wednesday, sitting three and a half games out of the third wildcard
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in the American League.
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In other words, too close to quit on a season.
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That's the message they're sending not just to their fans, but to their players.
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General manager Perry Benazian is now empowered to be a buyer, not a seller.
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And the Angels want one starting pitcher and one relief pitcher.
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About 10 days ago, the Angels set two games under 500 and teams began calling on Otani,
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but they were offering just minor league players in return.
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Talks gained no momentum.
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Since then, the Angels won six out of seven and played themselves back into the race.
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The Angels have not reached the postseason since 2014 and the Angels were not about to
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punt on a chance to get back to the postseason, sitting just three and a half games out of
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a wildcard spot.
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They also believe that Mike Trout is making his way back from handmaid bone surgery sooner
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than expected, could be back in the lineup by mid August.
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With Trout and Otani, the Angels over six seasons have never finished higher than third
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place, never finished closer to first place except 10 games.
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Now they're making one last run at a playoff berth and they're doing it as Otani prepares
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to enter free agency.
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The Angels chances of re-signing Otani, not great to begin with, probably depend on playing
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out the year with Otani and especially making a run to get to postseason.
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The Angels now are keeping that hope alive.
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