If he's waiting to see if the team can win first... well, we may run out of time there. The answer to that question has been no, still is no, and remains no until proven otherwise. And come the point when it's proven otherwise, it'll be too late, as this is the end of his contract. We may lose, he will leave. We may win, and he may still leave. At the end of the day we're getting nothing back if he leaves. There's a ton that needs to change for this team to become a winner in one season. Is this going to be the "win for Ohtani" year? Are we really doing that? That's a huge roll of the dice.
They ready to let Ohtani go for nothing besides a QO comp pick? Trading him this offseason is the only smart thing to do.