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Shohei Ohtani Power rankings: Where Mets, Dodgers, Angels stand after trade deadline

By Robert Murray

Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers star Mookie Betts (Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)
Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers star Mookie Betts (Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) /
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Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels warms up in the on deck circle before the game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on July 31, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) /

New York Mets

While the Angels’ odds of signing Ohtani in the offseason improved, the same cannot be said for the New York Mets.

By trading Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, with Scherzer indicating that the Mets are building toward 2025 and 2026, that would make an Ohtani-to-Mets signing increasingly unlikely. It all comes back to his desire to win. He will not want to sign with a team that is transitioning or unlikely to compete in the postseason, especially during his ages 30 and 31 seasons.

Entering the season, the Mets looked like potentially serious players in the Ohtani sweepstakes. Owner Steve Cohen’s willingness to spend, and spend big, warranted that. But now they look like a team that will be sitting on the sidelines this winter, not only for Ohtani, but any of the big free agents.

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