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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Absolutely brutal mismanagement. This should serve as a cautionary tale for teams that feel like trading away quality futures in a frantic attempt to salvage a foolsgold season...
The Angels could have been bathing in all kinds of quality prospects/picks right now. Instead, the cupboard is bare and Ohtani has one foot out the door...
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I hear you but I don’t think you can go from “bathing in quality prospects” to “cupboard is bare” simply on the basis of one trade for a rental player. I think doing what you can to convince Ohtani to stay is worth more than the prospects you get in a trade for a rental.
Obviously it looks bad that they have lost a bunch in a row but that’s total hindsight. There wasn’t this much outrage at the deadline.
But I generally take exception to the notion that you build championship teams by selling off your good players. IMO you do it by being good at drafting and development, which you can you do with your own picks and prospects.