“Ohtani will leave the Angels as a free agent.” There
are already predictions that Japanese major leaguer Ohtani Shohei (29) and his team LA Angels will not be able to reunite next year.
The Angels is a team that signed a huge contract extension with Mike Trout (32),메이저놀이터 the team’s leading hitter, for a total of 426.5 million dollars over 12 years. It was the only $400 million contract in major league history, a record that still stands today. The Angels are a club with tremendous financial power to treat Trout as a king.
Of course, this record is likely to be broken if Ohtani becomes a free agent after the end of this season. That said, I don’t think the Angels will miss Ohtani for money. Nevertheless, there are already predictions that Ohtani will not remain with the Angels. For what reason?
The American sports media ‘Sporting News’ said on the 11th (Korean time), “The possibility of Ohtani wearing the Angels uniform after the 2023 season is much lower than the possibility of the Angels advancing to the postseason this year.” will,” he foresaw.
In the US baseball statistics site ‘Baseball Reference’, the probability of the Angels advancing to the postseason is 1.2%. In ‘Fan Graph’, it is also low at 1.9%. However, since Ohtani is projected to have a lower chance of staying with the Angels than this, it is the same as considering the possibility of remaining at almost 0%.
If so, why does this outlook emerge? ‘Sporting News’ said, “Ohtani is tired of losing. He wants to win.” “Have you seen him play for Japan’s championship at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) held this spring? The joy and intense performance on his face, and The scene where he struck out fellow Angels Trout to clinch Japan’s championship is one of the most iconic moments in baseball over the past decade,” introducing Ohtani’s passion for winning.
If so, why does this outlook emerge? ‘Sporting News’ said, “Ohtani is tired of losing. He wants to win.” “Have you seen him play for Japan’s championship at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) held this spring? The joy and intense performance on his face, and The scene where he struck out fellow Angels Trout to clinch Japan’s championship is one of the most iconic moments in baseball over the past decade,” introducing Ohtani’s passion for winning.