I've yet to see anything that suggests he's headed anywhere other than a West Coast team. Seattle, SF, Angels most likelyAll these teams being turned down by Ohtani, and none of them are the Indians...yet...
I've yet to see anything that suggests he's headed anywhere other than a West Coast team. Seattle, SF, Angels most likely
Padres, most likely.
But the Indians, who did make a pitch to him, have yet to be turned down...at least publicly. And a whole mess of teams were turned down an hour ago, publicly.
From everything I have read he wants to play for a small market team on the West Coast if possible. The Indians aren’t out of it since they are a good team in a small market. The question now depends on who has the largest international pool between the teams who are left? Do you know who has the best pool left available of the West Coasts teams?
The Tribe doesn't have a spot for him. The rotation is full (Kluber, Carrasco, Bauer, Clevinger, Salazar) and once Santana resigns there will not even be a DH spot open for him on his off days. Maybe if he was interested in being a setup man (replacing Shaw) and being a shower utility guy it might work.
The Tribe doesn't have a spot for him. The rotation is full (Kluber, Carrasco, Bauer, Clevinger, Salazar) and once Santana resigns there will not even be a DH spot open for him on his off days. Maybe if he was interested in being a setup man (replacing Shaw) and being a shower utility guy it might work.