In Sports Illustrated interview, Moreno explains ‘I didn’t want to go,’ as well as discussing his plans for soon-to-be free agent Shohei Ohtani
Moreno said he had three solid offers for the team that would have exceeded the $2.42 billion Steve Cohen paid for the New York Mets in late 2020. Moreno said he simply decided that he couldn’t part with the team that he bought for $184 million in 2003.It was a similar message to the one he provided in the official statement when the team was pulled off the market in January, although Moreno added that one of the bidders was interested in joining him in ownership of the team.
“People ask me, ‘Shouldn’t you get something?’ But we get to see him every day. That’s not nothing,” Moreno said. “These people get to come and watch the best players. They’re going to tell their grandkids, ‘I saw Ohtani play.’”“We expect to be a playoff contender,” Moreno said. “Everything in our plans putting this team together is about getting to the playoffs. So, I’m not going to sit here and wonder what happens in an outcome we’re not planning for.
The Angels have not had a winning season since 2015, including none of Ohtani’s five years. Moreno acknowledged that the Angels will need to win in order to convince Ohtani to stay. “I kind of wanted to show them, hey I’m over here, you might have forgotten about me,’” Loup said Saturday. “Anytime you face a lineup that like those guys had over there, I always like a challenge. It definitely brought a little bit of the best out of me, for sure.”
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