Shohei Ohtani?s trade is currently the talk of the town. The Japanese player?s contract with the Angels is about to end and the player going to be on the free market soon. And every team wants Shohei Ohtani on their team. But, should the Angels lose the star of their team?

The Angels were about to come close to the offseason with Ohtani this year, but they lost the chance as they reached the first half of the season. After the team lost both matches in the freeway series with a score of 9-21, Currently, the team has a stat line of.500. And as bad as this sounds for the Angels, it is time for them to trade their gem, Ohtani, for a few good players to make a strong team. The former baseball legends including A-Rod and Derek Jeter have also given their opinion on the trade.

Baseball legends give their opinion on the trade of Shohei Ohtani

Currently, Derek Jeter is making an appearance in the All-Star Game. The former Yankee legend, who retired from the game, is working as an analyst and appears alongside Alex Rodriguez and Red Sox hitter David Ortiz. While talking about Ohtani’s career, Derek was asked if trading Ohtani was the right move for the Angels. Jeter, while highlighting the team’s difficulty in this trade, stated, “I understand why you would do it, but it’s pretty hard to pull the trigger.”

Further, the baseball legend, while speaking highly of Ohtani, added, “This guy is the best talent this sport has seen in a long time.”? Jeter related the trade with several other examples before citing how things could go wrong. “You can’t do the trade wrong because you don’t want to be the guy known for trading Ohtani.”

David Ortiz also weighed in, as the hitter stated, “They need to rebuild the team, and they have the opportunity to go out there and get three or four players that can get the team to the Promised Land.” While Alex Rodriguez gave his expertise on building a new Angels team, the athlete stated, “First you trade Ohtani, then you trade [Mike] Trout, and you try to get five or four players rounding up with first rounders and bringing a guy and giving him ownership and letting him run the shop.” Moreover, the Angels scoring Ohtani now is highly unlikely, as Ohtani?s worth after the season will be much more than Angel’s budget. Now everyone is curious about the Japanese sensation’s new team.

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What will be Ohtani?s new team?

Recently, many have started to speculate that Ohtani might be joining the Mariners. As the athlete spoke highly of the city and its fans during the All-Star League. However, Ohtani has not given a sure answer about which team to choose, but the main aim for the Japanese sensation is to join a team that can win.

All in all, whatever Ohtani’s decision is, hopefully, the athlete will make the right decision and choose the next team after proper analysis. Fans can?t wait for Ohtani to shine on the field.

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