MLB Fans Crushed Alex Rodriguez for His Laughably Bad (and Illegal!) Shohei Ohtani Trade Proposal

You can’t do that, A-Rod.

Alex Rodriguez has never been one to shy way from showing people that he’s not the smartest guy in the world and that continued this week when he brought up a possible trade proposal for the Angels involving their all-world star player, Shohei Ohtani. 

While appearing on Bret Boone’s podcast this week, Rodriguez suggested the Angels trade away Ohtani and load up on draft picks in the deal so they can build up their farm system.

There’s only one problem: Major League Baseball doesn’t allow draft picks to get traded. 

Here’s what Rodriguez said: 

“I think here’s the thought that I would think about, if I was the Angels, I would want to get a bunch of draft picks, I want to load up my farm system. If I’m the Angels, I’m saying, okay, you’re gonna take Ohtani, but I also want to give you some of my bad contracts. 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.”

Now you got something... that just isn’t allowed. 

MLB fans ripped Rodriguez:

MLB strictly forbids teams from doing so. This also shows the danger of having former players as the be-all, end-all authority on the sport they played: some understand the business aspects, others just make stuff up. https://t.co/EQCczx5tnp

— Ross Wilkers (@rosswilkers) July 28, 2023

It’s one thing for Colin Cowherd to say this, but it’s another when someone, who is literally an MLB analyst (and former player), makes a fool outta himself with this https://t.co/PKAAfeEShp

— Jason Shetler (@Jason_Shetler) July 28, 2023

I’m just asking that you hire analysts who understand the basic rules of the sport they’re covering. Lol. https://t.co/i5fsKoVlVN

— Bennie Mac - Be Nice… (@BenMcC1908) July 28, 2023

What an idiot..... https://t.co/jCbRnNQ7QO

— Justen (@jgl_131) July 28, 2023

I don’t understand how he was so good and somehow just doesn’t understand the sport https://t.co/h7pKLE9JHy

— Hamish (@Tiedemann2HOF) July 28, 2023

Why does Fox employ this guy? https://t.co/11ZjP7mvZA

— Chad Johnson (@chadej75) July 28, 2023