Bill Plaschke: By keeping Shohei Ohtani, Angels once again failing to invest in their future
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Jul 27, 2023
4 minutes
Same old Angels. Same old Arte.
Before getting all misty-eyed over the Halo's latest splashy headline grab — They're not trading Shohei Ohtani !...they traded for Lucas Giolito!…they're going for it! — understand one thing.
They've done this before. They've tried this before. They've sacrificed a solid investment in their future for an awkward dance with a superstar and wound up falling on their face.
His name was Albert Pujols. His name was Josh Hamilton. His name was Vernon Wells. His name was … OK, we'll stop now.
No, this is not to compare the incomparable Ohtani to any of those Angels failures. Did you see his one-hitter against the
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