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Charles Curtis

Ranking 5 possible Shohei Ohtani landing spots if the Angels trade him

Is it too early to start talking about where Shohei Ohtani will play either later this year or in 2024?

Heck no!

As of writing this, the Los Angeles Angels are 9-9, which is a decent start to the season. But ESPN’s Jeff Passan spoke on Get Up! about what happens if things go south with the Angels: If they’re in contention, as he said, Ohtani might not be traded.

If he gets dealt? There are a few teams who could be interested. So we decided to put together a ranking of some of those squads and made up some hypothetical odds.

Let’s run through them:

5
San Francisco Giants (+1000)

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

We’re talking about teams with both intriguing assets and the room to pay Ohtani ALL the money.

The Giants have a middling farm system with names like left-handed pitcher Kyle Harrison to offer, but I just think there are teams with more to give and deeper pockets.

4
Seattle Mariners (+900)

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

This might require the Mariners to give away a lot of a young, contending team to get Ohtani. Which could be worth it! But is Seattle willing to put together a $500 million contract?

3
New York Yankees (+500)

(Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

Assets? Check.

Willingness to open the checkbook? LARGE check.

Why so low? I have some theories! Read on.

2
New York Mets (+450)

(Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

I give a SLIGHT edge to the Mets because I could see Steve Cohen saying, “We’ll outbid the other guys by $75 million” and telling the front office to trade all the young Mets studs (Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez to start).

1
Los Angeles Dodgers (+350)

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So here’s a thought: What if Ohtani could stay on the West Coast, in the same city, for a contender that has no problem paying him. Is that ideal? Hence the odds!

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