The past several days have been relatively quiet with front offices have been focused on the MLB Draft. But with the second half of the season starting today, there could be major drama ahead — or none at all. JimBowdenGM on where all 30 teams stand.
would make sense because he could play first base, center field, left field or serve as the DH and give manager Bob Melvin more flexibility with his lineup and giving guys partial days off in the DH spot. An upgrade at catcher makes sense too, perhaps even a deal forThe Padres need to make sure they have an average or above-average major-league player at every spot in the lineup where there isn’t a star.
The Angels insist they are buyers, not “in between” and not sellers. However, I put them in this category because they need to trade Shohei Ohtani. Publicly and privately, owner Arte Moreno and GM Perry Minasian are telling those in the industry that they are not going to move Ohtani at the trade deadline; instead, they say they’ll keep him, try to make the playoffs and then try to re-sign him in the offseason.
Ohtani, of course, has significant trade value. If he’s moved, it will literally change the landscape of the pennant races. He’s an impact No. 1 starter and a middle-of-the-order bat who has a chance this year of breaking. The return would be significant even though he’s a rental. Also, if the Angels trade him, they will have a better team for next year and beyond and it might even put them in a better place to re-sign him since they could argue that they got a lot better after trading him.
Ohtani has made it clear he wants to win and my best guess is that next year he’ll play for the Dodgers, Padres, Mariners, Giants, Yankees or Mets and, yes, become the first half-a-billion-dollar player in major-league history. Not trading him makes no sense from a business standpoint and no sense from a baseball standpoint for 2024 and beyond.
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