Throughout the offseason, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last week we discussed Carlos Correa’s landing spot. This week we’re going to tackle Shohei Ohtani’s future.

On which team will Ohtani start 2023, finish 2023, and start 2024?

R.J. Anderson: At this point, I think you have to say Ohtani will start on the Angels. Things get tricky after that. The Angels do seem improved on paper, though I don’t know if they’ve made enough gains to think they’re sure to be good. I will say that I believe Ohtani will be either a Dodger or a Met come 2024 one way or another. For the sake of Angels fans, I hope that they get one playoff run from him before then.

Matt Snyder: I know it seems juicy to say he’s going to be traded in the next year and I’m not opposed to talking about it. Hell, it’s fun and I could be wrong. I just think that with Arte Moreno looking to sell the team, his biggest asset is Ohtani being on the roster. In terms of ticket sales, merchandise and international marketing, he’s a total monster and a new owner would love to start with an Ohtani. That’s how I arrive at him starting the 2023 season with the Angels. I’ll say that contributes him ending the season with the club as well.