LOS ANGELES — The Angels can't have another year like any of the previous seven, not with a major crossroads approaching.
Shohei Ohtani will be eligible for free agency after two more seasons.
Ohtani is as close to reaching the open market as Mike Trout was when the Angels locked him up to a six-year, $144.5-million deal in 2014 and a 12-year, $426.5-million extension in 2019.