LA Angels Monday News Crash:

I was talking with my son this weekend about how dumb it was the Angels didn’t get something for Ohtani. We discussed the idea of saying to him “Hey Shohei – we want you back next year. But what if we made the team much better and got you a chance at the playoffs this year? When you come back, we’ll have added a great prospect.” I think a lot of players would say, “heck ya.” Some wouldn’t – but others want to win.

So we got to talking a little more about players that don’t expire at the end of the season and we came up with an idea to help add more parity into the league and to insure the best players are in the playoffs and to help losing teams offset their payroll in a down year. Teams could trade their guy for the rest of the season – pick up prospects – offset some of the money cost – and the player returns next season with them picking up a prospect. The players win because it’s less risky for a team to take on a contract for longer term and more money when they can offset some or all the payroll in a down year.They are kind of like a guest player. They could add in different ways to execute – an option to acquire back – all kinds of things. The richer teams give up some prospects to the teams that need them because they want to win this year. Insurance companies can come up with policies and make money too.

What are the gaps?