As the major league trade deadline approaches on the 2nd of next month, the American media has reported one after another about the possibility of Angel Shohei Otani's transfer, and attention is focused on the trends of the two-sword star.
Every year in the major leagues, before the summer trade deadline, there are many cases in which a team that is in a slump in the bottom trades its main force to a team aiming to advance to the top, instead of acquiring young promising players and aiming to rebuild. There have been a series of reports about the possibility that the Angels, who are sluggish in the fourth place in the district, will trade Ohtani.
Among them, the program of "MLB Network", a broadcasting station operated by the major league organization, introduced that Angels general manager Minassian was talking with other teams about all the team's players, including Otani. A tabloid reporter argued, "It's a natural action as a general manager considering the team's struggling situation."
After that, he evaluated, "The possibility of a trade being completed is very low. Ohtani is the biggest asset in the majors, and he can be the ace and the second best hitter in any team, so it is difficult to secure replacement personnel." , pointed out that negotiations would be difficult due to Otani's high value.
Then, "If you become Otani class, you just say to the other team, 'I want these five players.' I expected.
In addition to this, several American media outlets have reported that strong teams such as the Mets, Braves, and Dodgers are interested in trading Ohtani. Attention is focused on the trends of two-sword style stars who are struggling alone.
The major league trade deadline is 6:00 pm Eastern time on the 2nd of next month and 7:00 am on the 3rd Japan time.
Ichiro and Darvish are also traded before the deadline in the middle of the season
In the major leagues, a number of electrifying trades have been made before the deadline in the middle of the season, and Ichiro and Yu Darvish have also experienced trade transfers during the season.
In July 2012, Ichiro, who was 38 years old at the time, was traded from the Mariners to the Yankees, leaving the team he had been with for 11 and a half years since 2001.
At that time, Ichiro was in the final year of his five-year contract with the Mariners, and at a press conference at the time of the transfer, he revealed that he had volunteered to transfer, considering the future of the sluggish team, and the Mariners acquired two young pitchers. did.
Also, in July 2017, pitcher Darvish, who belonged to the Rangers at the time, was traded to the Dodgers just before the end of the last day of the deadline.
At this time, pitcher Darvish was in the final year of his six-year contract with the Rangers, and while there was talk of a transfer due to the team's poor performance, he was traded to the Dodgers, who were leading the district.
The Rangers acquired three young pitchers who belonged to the minor league under the Dodgers, and pitcher Darvish became an FA = free agent after the season and signed a six-year contract with the Cubs off.