Industry experts say a fair comp to an Ohtani trade is what the Dodgers gave up to get Max Scherzer and Trea Turner in 2021. That may not be enough for owner Arte Moreno.
ANAHEIM — Between now and the Aug. 1 trade deadline, the Angels will face one of the most gut-wrenching decisions a baseball team could face.The industry expectation is that the Angels will not trade Ohtani, and the
“That’s why it’s so difficult to trade him,” said Duquette. “Anything less and you feel like you’re getting cheated. And you have to sell Arte Moreno, who is one of the most difficult owners in the sport.” The top prospects in that trade were catcher Keibert Ruiz, who was ranked No. 57 by MLB Pipeline, and right-hander Josiah Gray, who was ranked No. 58. The Nationals also got right-hander Gerardo Carrillo and outfielder Donavan Casey. Neither were considered top prospects.
When the Dodgers acquired right-hander Yu Darvish in 2017, the highest rated player among the three they shipped to the Texas Rangers was outfielder Willie Calhoun . While the objective “fair” value for Ohtani in a trade might be the Scherzer-Turner return, or less, it doesn’t mean that some emotionally-driven owner or GM from another team won’t still go beyond that.To determine which teams those might be, start with the: the Dodgers , Orioles , Rangers , Milwaukee Brewers , San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Rays .
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