Nobody had higher stakes at the MLB trade deadline than the Los Angeles Angels. With Shohei Ohtani set to hit free agency at season’s end and stating a desire to win, the Angels decided to keep him and try to deliver his first postseason appearance. In other words, this is the going-for-it-iest going-for-it situation you’ve ever seen.
As the dust settles from the 2023 deadline, is this team better positioned to take Ohtani and Mike Trout (currently on the injured list) to the clearly-not-promised land of the postseason?