Angels should trade Shohei Ohtani, former Yankees ace says

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NEW YORK – Shohei Ohtani is arguably the most talented baseball player of all time, and he might be traded within the next week.

One former New York Yankees pitching ace would trade Ohtani.

The MLB trade deadline is Aug. 1, and Ohtani’s Los Angeles Angels are likely to miss out on the postseason for a ninth consecutive season, leaving the organization with a difficult decision.

Ohtani, a pending free agent, has said he wants to start winning. Despite all his talent, the Angels have not done that. So, Ohtani could look to ink a deal elsewhere.

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Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels during All-Star weekend at T-Mobile Park July 10, 2023, in Seattle.  (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

The Angels could trade the first true two-way superstar in MLB history or risk losing him for nothing.

That’s why CC Sabathia says if he were running the show in Los Angeles, he’d pull the trigger.

"If I'm in the Angels' position, not in the playoffs, I think I would trade him," Sabathia told Fox News Digital at his PitCCHin Foundation softball game earlier this week. 

"Try to get as much back as possible, especially if you think he's gonna walk."

Sabathia admitted he hasn't watched a Yankee game in "over a month," so he's not entirely sure if his former squad is in on any potential sweepstakes for Ohtani.

Sabathia, a member of the 3,000-strikeout club, was once in Ohtani's position in 2008. The big lefty was set to hit free agency and eventually signed with the Yankees for the largest contract ever given to a pitcher at the time. 

A member of the Cleveland Indians at the time, he knew he was going to be