Shohei Ohtani comes to the Chicago White Sox in one of these blockbuster trades
The Los Angeles Angels might have a fire sale over the next few years. That could include trading some of their star players that have been amongst the best in the league for a while.
The fact that they are in danger of never even making the playoffs with both Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout on the same team is a disgrace to the game of baseball.
Ohtani is the one player in the league that is worth anything you can give to get him. He is one of the best hitters in the world that just so happens to also be one of the best pitchers in the world.
The White Sox would love to add a Cy Young caliber pitcher that can also hit 40-50 home runs a season. He is a unicorn player as there has never been anyone like him.
The Chicago White Sox would be so smart to acquire Shohei Ohtani.
With his contract up at the end of 2023, he might be available. He is worth paying when that time comes as well, even for the Sox. If they were to shock the world and make a wild trade for him, it might look something like this:
To White Sox: Shohei Ohtani
To Angels: Andrew Vaughn, Michael Kopech, Oscar Colas, Jake Burger
You are going to get a lot for him if you are the Angels trying to trade a player like Ohtani. This is a talent that combines the skills of Dylan Cease and Eloy Jimenez into one.
That is why giving up players like Andrew Vaughn, Michael Kopech, Oscar Colas, and Jake Burger might be worth it. It is a lot to trade away but Ohtani would bring so much in their place that you'd almost have to consider it.
Burger and Colas aren't locks to make the team and Vaughn's production with his bat in addition to Kopech's pitching can both be replaced by Ohtani.
To White Sox: Shohei Ohtani
To Angels: Colson Montgomery, Garrett Crochet, Eloy Jimenez, Gavin Sheets
The White Sox need to change some things up and this would surely do it.
Colson Montgomery is the top prospect in the Chicago White Sox organization. He is an outstanding young player that is looking to make an impact in Major League Baseball one day. The Angels would certainly love to add as many of these first round prospects as they can.
Garrett Crochet, Eloy Jimenez, and Gavin Sheets are all MLB players that would play with the Angels right away. They all have differnt skill sets that can help them as well which has to be attractive.
Crochet could be a starter one day but is a very good bullpen pitcher trying to come back from Tommy John surgery. Don't be surprised, regardless of what team it is with if Crochet is able to become a borderline elite MLB pitcher one day.
Jimenez has the talent to be a game-changing bat. He hits 30 home runs by accident if he is healthy which is his biggest issue. He has dealt with some injuries over the last two years and has to prove his ability to play for a full season but he has a chance to be so elite.
Gavin Sheets is someone who can play first base, be a designated hitter, or even play the outfield. He is the fourth piece in this trade but he could provide some big things to a team that will afford him more playing time. This is a big trade proposal but it is one for both sides to strongly consider.
To White Sox: Shohei Ohtani
To Angels: Tim Anderson, Lucas Giolito, Lenyn Sosa, Liam Hendriks
The Chicago White Sox would certainly be giving up a lot in a deal like this.
The Chicago White Sox could even use Shohei Ohtani in right field from time to time which is a huge area of need for them. Combining him with Oscar Colas out there could really help the team win a lot more baseball games. Ohtani is an elite DH on non-pitching/fielding days as well.
Because you are essentially getting two players worth 300 million in one, Ohtani is almost certainly going to get underpaid when that time comes. In a lot of ways, he is the cheap way out for a team like the White Sox who never pays anyone.
That is why if he is traded, he is going to get some big return for his Angels team that handled his tenure so poorly. Tim Anderson, Lucas Giolito, Lenyn Sosa, and Liam Hendriks is a great return for them at this point with all things considered.
Giolito and Hendriks are two pitchers going back in this package. Giolito is a starter that can help try to replace Ohtani in their rotation while Hendriks would become their new closer.
Tim Anderson is the face of the White Sox but Ohtani would be the new one if he was acquired. He and Lenyn Sosa are the two position players included here that would make interesting returns for the Halos as they try to rebuild in what is now a tough division.
They have no chance next year or the year after so they might as well try to rebuild the right way. We know about the World Series champion Houston Astros are there, the Seattle Mariners are one of the best young teams in the American League, and the Texas Rangers have spent so much money on elite players over the past few years.
The White Sox would be so lucky to have a player like that and there isn't really a trade package good enough for Ohtani but one might have to be if Los Angeles really does put him on the block with the intentions of moving him.
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