The situation is not good enough. Currently, he is in third place in the American League West with 52 wins and 49 losses, and is seven games away from the leading Texas Rangers. In the wild card, he is in sixth place, four games behind the third-place Toronto Blue Jays. The Angels' chances of advancing to the postseason as of the 27th are 16.7%.
Nevertheless, the Angels seem to have judged that there is still a possibility of a rebound. Above all, rather than giving up Otani, who qualifies for FA after this season, in a trade, he shows his willingness to do something.
Giolito is a player who can fill the part they most desperately wanted.
He recorded 59 wins, 53 losses, and a 4.26 ERA in 168 games in eight seasons in the Major League Baseball, and played 121 innings in 21 games this season with a 6 wins, 6 losses and a 3.79 ERA.
LA Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays are known to have been interested in him and approached him seriously, but the Angels took him.
Except for Otani, the Angels had a 4.86 ERA in all starting pitchers. This is the fifth-worst performance in the Major League. I needed someone to lead the rotation with Otani, and that "someone" appeared.
Lopez is 38-47 with a 4.42 ERA in 216 appearances in the Major League. He started as a starter but switched to the bullpen after 2021. He played 42 innings in 43 games this season, recording a 4.29 ERA and 4 saves in 10 holds in 19 saves.
The best case for the Angels is to advance to the postseason this season, and to win Ohtani's heart and agree to an extension of the contract. On the contrary, in the worst case, he will not be able to go to the postseason, pay the wealth tax for the 2023 season, and put Otani on one draft nomination ticket.
The Angels will have some sort of ending between these two categories. How will their gambling end? 스포츠토토티비
