Lol at trading Ohtani, only the Mets and Dodgers can realistically extend him. No team is gonna offer a huge haul for a rental. Betts, Lindor, Scherzer/Turner fetched 1-2 decent players but no future Soto’s or Tatis’s.
Perry is fighting for his job. If he’s not fired this off-season he’s going to need to make the playoffs next year or he’s a lame duck/goner. He’s going to be adding talent to win now not trading it away for average replacement level “depth”.
Teams aren’t really trading away 5WAR+ potential prospects anymore for superstars, they’re just giving bodies or surplus depth away.