Heyman: Angels have decided to keep Shohei Ohtani

[mmc]

 

[floplag]

Then were fools.
Headline should read" Moreno decides revenue more important than winning". 

[Inside Pitch]

This shocks who exactly?

[Taylor]

Hey man, I'm okay with this. Whatever.

[BTH]

“Angels owner Arte Moreno is believed unwilling to let Ohtani leave.”

 

Shocker.

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Taylor said:

Hey man, I'm okay with this. Whatever.

The time to not be okay with it will be next Spring if they ignore everything they need to do..  AGAIN....

[Angel Oracle]

Just, if he doesn’t want sign, PLEASE trade him this off-season!

None of this just getting a sandwich draft pick through QO made!

[BTH]

Just now, Trendon said:

“Angels owner Arte Moreno is believed unwilling to let Ohtani leave.”

 

Shocker.

Gonna be interesting to see what happens when Ohtani walks in free agency despite Arte Moreno wanting to keep him.

Past history tells us that when Arte misses out on a star he wanted, he pivots elsewhere (and ends up with a worse player on a horrible contract)

[mmc]

This quote in Heyman's article says it all.  Nothing about wanting to extend him, or wanting to win, but not wanting him to leave with the two other star players out because he knows there'd be no other reason for fans to go to the games

"Angels owner Arte Moreno is unwilling to let Ohtani leave, especially with the team’s two other stars – Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon – out with injuries. Ohtani has another year to go before he can become a free agent."

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Trendon said:

Gonna be interesting to see what happens when Ohtani walks in free agency despite Arte Moreno wanting to keep him.

Past history tells us that when Arte misses out on a star he wanted, he pivots elsewhere (and ends up with a worse player on a horrible contract)

As opposed to the good contracts he's signed FA's too in the last 10 years....   Maybe if he just trusted his baseball ops more, or you know was willing to extend for someone who isn't the right guy, but is the guy they need right now...

[Angel Oracle]

Definitely glad Judge isn’t a FA a year from this off-season, you know Moreno would be itching to sign him.

[T.G.]

3 minutes ago, Trendon said:

Gonna be interesting to see what happens when Ohtani walks in free agency despite Arte Moreno wanting to keep him.

Keep spewing that narrative. 

We have no idea what the coming off season will look like.  It's possible that Moreno spends more to make the team better and convinces Ohtani to stay.  But we all see what we want to see.   Time will tell.

[angelsnationtalk]

Can't wait to get that comp draft pick for 2024.

[UndertheHalo]

Great news!

[fan_since79]

It's okay with me. He's one of the very few reasons to watch these games going forward.

[cals]

The only thing that makes this the right decision is if Moreno opens the checkbook now.

Letting him walk or letting him and Trout wallow amongst mediocrity for the next decade are not acceptable options.

Frankly I think he is re-signed and then the Angels will still suck. 

[UndertheHalo]

2 minutes ago, cals said:

The only thing that makes this the right decision is if Moreno opens the checkbook now.

Letting him walk or letting him and Trout wallow amongst mediocrity for the next decade are not acceptable options.

Frankly I think he is re-signed and then the Angels will still suck. 

This is the current Arte.  But what if tomorrows Arte sucks less ?? 

[CanadianHalo]

25 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Hey man, I'm okay with this. Whatever.

You’re also one of the idiots that always predicts this team is going to win 90 games before each season

[CanadianHalo]

Just another example of this dumpster fire of an organization doing dumpster fire things

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, CanadianHalo said:

You’re also one of the idiots that always predicts this team is going to win 90 games before each season

Link?

[cals]

7 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

This is the current Arte.  But what if tomorrows Arte sucks less ?? 

 

[DMVol]

36 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

This shocks who exactly?

[Chuck]

I'm pretty happy with this. I kept going through scenarios of different teams prospects/players coming our way for Shohei Ohtani and none of them really made me feel good with the return.

I truly believe that Arte will not only extend Ohtani but shock the world by adding some key players to help bolster the club's chances in 2023 and beyond. 

[angelsnationtalk]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I'm pretty happy with this. I kept going through scenarios of different teams prospects/players coming our way for Shohei Ohtani and none of them really made me feel good with the return.

I truly believe that Arte will not only extend Ohtani but shock the world by adding some key players to help bolster the club's chances in 2023 and beyond. 

Don't we always say this though? I'm afraid they're just going to say "we just need to stay healthy". 

[Blarg]

I think Ohtani is worth as much in trade in the off season as he is at the deadline, in fact the offers may be better once teams decide how to approach 2023. It also give another complete year of prospect value evaluation, which were mirages and which are worth discussing.

I think it is a no lose situation for the Angels to wait, discuss with Ohtani his requirements to stay and what the Angels can do to keep him. If that can't be insured by the end of the winter meetings then open up the bidding before teams lock in their best free agent picks. 

The only ones truly upset about Ohtani not leaving, outside of the knee jerk reactions here, are the sportswriters that wanted the scoop and traffic to their websites. Ohtani staying kills the Ohtani talk until the off season where they can play the speculation game again but without a deadline most of those stories go unread.