The situation is that they could have moved Ohtani each of the last two deadlines and did not, and instead made illegitimate moves last year in a vain attempt at making the playoffs, and have done nothing since to communicate any type of plan for the future. Trading some bullpen scrubs for low level prospects this year does little.
They need to get with Trout and find out what teams he'd go to, move him, Ward and Anderson this year if those guys are healthy and productive.
I hope they do. That would be awesome. There's no reason to think it will.