Angels owner Arte Moreno’s big goal is to keep Shohei Ohtani long term, and his call to go for it is just another indication that’s what drives him.
Though the Angels have yet to make the playoffs since Ohtani’s arrival, word from one person is “[Ohtani] loves it out there. He’s very comfortable there.”
The Angels let him do his two-way thing, which was a good baseball call anyway. And though they haven’t yet made the playoffs, they showed him they are trying. Some have suggested the Angels’ chances to keep him are no better than 5 percent, but Moreno may be more motivated than anyone else, and he has a history of signing stars . The Dodgers, Giants, Padres and Mariners are the most-mentioned likely landing spots for Ohtani. But don’t discount the Angels.Shohei Ohtani will become a free agent once his deal with the Angels expires.
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