As the countdown to the 2023 MLB trade deadline continues, the most popular identify (probably) available on the market stays Shohei Ohtani.
MLB Network’s Jon Morosi detailed what sources have instructed him must happen over the subsequent 11 days so as for the Los Angeles Angels not to trade the two-way stud.
Between now and the Aug. 1 deadline, the Angels will play three house video games (July 21-23 vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates) and 7 street video games. Los Angeles has gone 27-22 at house this yr and is 22-26 away from Angel Stadium.
Their subsequent six contests are towards under .500 groups who’re 10 and 9.5 video games behind their league’s closing wild card spot within the Pirates (42-54) and Detroit Tigers (44-52) respectively. The Angels have not performed both squad this season.
They’ll then have a three-game set towards the Toronto Blue Jays in arguably their largest sequence between now and the deadline. The Blue Jays (54-43) presently maintain the ultimate postseason spot within the American League and although Game 1 of that matchup continues to be one week away, the possible pitchers are the aces of each staffs in Ohtani and Kevin Gausman.
Toronto took two out of three in Los Angeles within the workforce’s solely sequence this season, however that got here in early April and the Angels outscored the Blue Jays 23-21 that weekend.
Following subsequent weekend’s battle north of the border, Ohtani and firm will begin a three-game street sequence towards the very best workforce in baseball, the Atlanta Braves (62-33). The groups have not performed one another this yr.
The Boston Red Sox begin a stretch of eight straight video games towards National League groups on Friday, once they face the New York Mets (45-51), who seem to be straddling the road of buy-sell mode forward of the deadline. The Red Sox comply with up their three house contests towards the Mets with two extra at Fenway Park vs. the Braves and three on the street towards the San Francisco Giants (54-43), earlier than starting a three-game street set towards the Seattle Mariners (48-48).
The New York Yankees are seemingly in freefall with out Aaron Judge however begin a five-game homestand towards the Kansas City Royals (28-70) and Mets on Friday. They’ll then have back-to-back large AL East matchups towards the Baltimore Orioles (59-37) and Tampa Bay Rays (60-40).
On high of the Red Sox and Yankees, Angels followers want to regulate the groups instantly under them within the wild card standings too, because the Mariners loom on the .500 mark and the Cleveland Guardians are 47-49.
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