Usually the storyline of the first Red Sox encounter with the Angels each season — this year it starts Tuesday in Anaheim — centers around breathing air in the same ZIP code as the generational talent Mike Trout.
This year, Trout has a teammate who could be on his way to occupying a seldom occupied segment of the rarified airspace where baseball’s most prized talents ply their trade.
The Angels’ gain of Shohei Ohtani is very much the Red Sox’ loss. They wanted to sign the two-way phenom. They wanted to sign him badly.