Alex Rodriguez still doesn’t understand how MLB trades work

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Alex Rodriguez still thinks the Angels should try to acquire draft picks in exchange for Shohei Ohtani, even though that’s not possible.

It was a signal that the Angels would be buyers instead of sellers, and the first glimpse of their attempt to improve the roster and make a postseason run before Ohtani becomes a free agent this offseason.

At the time Rodriguez and Boone recorded the podcast episode, it appears that the Angels’ approach was still unknown, and Rodriguez said any team acquiring the two-way star would want to try and sign him ahead of time — eliminating the potential for him as a two-month rental — while the Angels should also ask their trade partner to take on a poor contract.

“So if I can unload a few, or one big one, and take that off the books, plus refurnish my minor-league system, get some draft picks and get maybe a piece or two, now you got something,” Rodriguez said.Screengrab via YouTubeand working for Fox Sports exclusively, wasn’t the only person to confuse MLB’s policy about draft picks, either.

FS1’s Colin Cowherd, who later called himself a “baseball casual,” said that the Angels should command “five first-round picks, your best prospect, your third-best prospect and two solid starters” in exchange for Ohtani.Alex Rodriguez, pictured during the World Baseball Classic, has twice claimed that the Angels should acquire draft picks as part of a Shohei Ohtani deal.

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