![]() ![]() Proposed deal: SS Ronny Mauricio, 3B Mark Vientos, C Kevin Parada, RHP Mike Vasil Get back to the drawing board and bring me something better. And because - unlike the Rays - they're plenty capable of signing him as a free agent, this would be as much a showcase to him as it is a rental to the club. The Yankees certainly can deal in bulk, and they're the team that might benefit most from Ohtani's presence. I want Spencer Jones, the leviathan outfielder. This feels a lot like the Joey Gallo deal, which, in hindsight, turned out pretty well for the Rangers. Hampton and Thorpe are arrow-up starters with above-average stuff and enough feel to start, while Serna is a nice late-blooming power/speed performer. Pereira (power-over-hit outfield tweener) and Sweeney (hit-over-power lefty-hitting shortstop) are probably both in the back half of the top 100 right now. I prioritized including multiple prospects who could be on a top 100 list this winter or next rather than just one top player and skewing most of the value toward (1) position players and (2) being in Double-A now or soon. Proposed deal: CF Everson Pereira, SS Trey Sweeney, RHP Chase Hampton, RHP Drew Thorpe, 2B Jared Serna The Rays have a robust enough farm system to get Ohtani, no doubt, but for an organization that knows it has no chance of re-signing him, the offer will only go so high, even if he is the sort of player who can get them to the World Series. ![]() ![]() If not him, at least give me Carson Williams, also a shortstop and also mighty dynamic. 330/.386/.588 between High-A and Double-A as a just-turned-20-year-old - and his ability to play both positions on the left side of the infield make him a must in any trade. As good as Baz could be, as well as Mead has hit, as much as Isaac's numbers show he wasn't an overdraft, as gaudy as Johnson's strikeout to walk ratio may be (74-to-6), I need a no-doubt carrying piece. If Junior Caminero isn't in this deal, I'm hanging up. For now, though, Ohtani for the rest of this season alone would place them head and shoulders above everybody else. Who knows - maybe Ohtani, who has taken to analytics since working out at Driveline three winters ago, falls in love with the infrastructure in Tampa, and the Rays, trying to finalize a new stadium in the area, do the impossible and sign him long term. But the Rays are a championship-caliber team that could use a boost and would never have a chance at a superstar player like this if not for the trade market. This is an aggressive package, especially when you consider the lower-level, higher-ceiling guys tacked on. 34 on Kiley McDaniel's latest prospect rankings, boasts a nice combination of contact ability and power and can be the everyday second baseman next season, plus he provides insurance for an injury-prone Anthony Rendon at third base. That's why this is the perfect package.īaz has the ability to become one of the most dominant pitchers on the planet, and he should be fully recovered from Tommy John surgery for the start of 2024. Proposed deal: RHP Shane Baz, 2B/3B Curtis Mead, 1B Xavier Isaac, RHP Marcus JohnsonĪn Ohtani trade wouldn't constitute a rebuild for the Angels they'd want to try to win again next season, and they'd be looking to add players who are (1) controllable for several years and (2) ready to contribute in 2024. Sorry, you must have the wrong number Tampa Bay Rays We asked our MLB experts to play GM for nine teams that could potentially pull off a deal for Ohtani, making their best possible offers to land the two-way superstar, and we enlisted Jeff Passan to decide which proposals are worth the Angels' time. Though we don't yet know what the Angels' decision will be, we aren't about to let that stop us from trying to find the best trade partner for a potential Ohtani blockbuster. 500 mark, which leaves one question hanging over the entire sport: Will the Halos trade free-agent-to-be Shohei Ohtani? 1 MLB trade deadline, the Los Angeles Angels are hovering around the. ![]() MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles MLB trade deadline 2023: Hypothetical Ohtani blockbusters You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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