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MLB rumors: Angels discuss trade scenarios with teams interested in Shohei Ohtani

The biggest name at the MLB trade deadline is none other than Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani. That was the case since the start of the season, as fans and media alike expected the team to struggle out of the gate and fall well out of the postseason picture. Instead, the team is 51-49 as of the morning of July 24.

Ohtani is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season, and he will likely have almost every team trying to sign him. Trading Ohtani would make sense for the Angels to ensure they get some sort of return in case they were to lose him for nothing in free agency. But, trading away a generational baseball player would not look good on owner Arte Moreno’s part. So what are the Angels to do?

According to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, the Angels have spoken to other teams about possible trade scenarios for Ohtani. That comes even as the team won six of their last eight games.

As of this writing, the Angels are eight games behind the Texas Rangers for first place in the AL West, and four games back of the Toronto Blue Jays for the final Wild Card spot in the AL. Even with these factors, the team is still doing their due diligence regarding a potential deal with Ohtani.

Ohtani is valuable to the Angels not just on the field, but off of it as well. After all, he is the team’s biggest money-maker. Oh, and he is the easy favorite to win the AL MVP award this season.

Angels fans may or may not have seen Ohtani’s last home game this Sunday. From there until the Aug. 1 deadline, the team will be on the road. Will Ohtani remain with the team when they return to Anaheim on Aug. 3 against the Seattle Mariners? We’ll find out in the coming days.