CARLSBAD, Calif. — As if it needed its annual pronouncement, Angels GM Billy Eppler said at the GM meetings here Tuesday, “We’re not going to trade him,” regarding Mike Trout.
Eppler would not address whether he has attempted to begin extension talks for Trout, who is due to be a free agent after the 2020 campaign.
As for Shohei Ohtani, Eppler said the starter/DH “has more range of motion than the typical Tommy John [patient] after five weeks.”
Eppler, though, said he would not have a clear status of Ohtani’s 2019 availability before follow-up testing in January.