Angel Investors: Ohtani Off Limits

07/27/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

Angels Become Buyers: L.A. Takes Shohei Ohtani Off Trade Market, Lands RHP Lucas Giolito From White Sox

 

It’s a no-go for the Big Sho! One of July’s biggest MLB hot-stove rumors was a “will they/won’t they” for the Angels — trade away the game’s best player or compete for the postseason? We have an answer. The Halos reportedly took Shohei Ohtani off the market on Wednesday and became buyers for the 2023 postseason. Hours later, they landed White Sox ace Lucas Giolito to bolster their pitching staff, and they’re going all in in Anaheim. It’s a sigh of relief for the Angels faithful. Now, they need to catch the Rangers and Astros in the AL West, or a failed postseason berth could mean the end of the Ohtani era this offseason.

 

MLB Trade Deadline News

• Angels Take Shohei Ohtani Off Trade Market to Make Postseason Push
• Angels Becomes Buyers, Land Pitcher Lucas Giolito From White Sox
• Dodgers Acquire Amed Rosario From Guardians in Exchange for Noah Syndergaard

Other Trades

• Twins Acquire RHP Dylan Floro from Marlins for RHP Jorge Lopez
• Mariner Acquire RHP Trent Thornton from Blue Jays for INF Mason McCoy

 

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