The Los Angeles Angels will not trade two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani this offseason, GM Perry Minasian told reporters Monday night (via The Athletic). Ohtani signed a one-year, $30 million contract recently that covers his final year of arbitration-eligibility. The 2021 AL MVP is set to become a free agent after next season.
"I have to say that August and September in particular felt longer to me than last year," Ohtani said last month. "We were not able to play as many good games as we would like — including 14 consecutive losses. So I have a rather negative impression of this season."
The Angels went 73-89 this past season and missed the postseason, and that's even after starting 27-17. They went 46-72 in their final 118 games, a .390 winning percentage that was the fourth worst in baseball during that time.