Mike Trout’s injury makes Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels) trade more likely.”온라인바카라
Trout will have wrist surgery. He will be out four to eight weeks, according to MLB.com on June 6. He returns to the All-Star Game. For the Angels, Trout’s departure is a blow to their postseason hopes.
In 81 games this season, Trout is batting .263 with 80 doubles, 18 home runs, 44 RBI, 54 runs scored, and an OPS of .862 in 304 at-bats. In the past, Trout has been recognized as a true prodigy because of his ability to hit the ball well and be durable. But a calf injury limited him to 36 games in 2021, and a back injury limited him to 119 games last year.
And this season is Avery’s worst outside of his rookie year (2011). He’s batting .301, which doesn’t sound like a rookie. It’s also the first time since his rookie season that he hasn’t posted an OPS over .900.
As the Angels look toward the postseason, Trout’s struggles and injuries are not a good thing. It’s not a good thing for the Angels, as it could hurt them in the final stretch of the season. Furthermore, the 12-year, $426.5 million contract is now in its fifth year. So how does Trout’s injury affect Ohtani’s future? MLB.com questioned whether Trout’s injury would increase Ohtani’s chances of being traded, but also suggested that it would not.
MLB Network’s John Paul Morosi said, “The Angels will still be in buyer’s mode. They don’t buy into the notion that they’re going to suddenly trade Ohtani at the trade deadline because he’s going to be out for a period of time. The Angels are still in bidding mode.”
The Angels are 45-43 and fifth in the American League wild-card race. They are a half-game behind the fourth-place Toronto Blue Jays, who are 46-40. They are 3.5 games behind the New York Yankees and Houston Astros (48-39) for the second wild-card spot. The lack of a trade is no reason to give up on the postseason and sell Ohtani.
If the Angels were to suddenly sell Ohtani, they would only be doing Toronto a favor by bringing back Ryu in the second half. The Angels would also be appeasing their fans by keeping Ohtani around and keeping their free agent hopes alive, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal explains. “Players traded just before free agency rarely return to their former teams,” Rosenthal said. The trade guarantees that Ohtani will not return to the Angels.”