ESPN Insider Reveals Why Angels Have Real Chance to Re-Sign Shohei Ohtani

Ohtani going back to the Angels would certainly be a choice.

For as long as anyone can remember, the general thought around the Los Angeles Angels was that free agent Shohei Ohtani would leave the team when he entered into free agency. The team hasn't seen the playoffs since 2014, and Ohtani has made his desire to win very clear.

But even with all of that, Ohtani values autonomy in his life, and the Angels have already given him this. Reports continue to come out about the possibility of the Angels retaining their superstar player being very real.

MLB insider Buster Olney of ESPN explains why he thinks the Angels could actually re-sign Ohtani.

"Only Ohtani seems to know where he's going to sign -- but one player agent believes he'll decide to go back to the Angels. Because of money, sure, but also because he is devoted to routine and no organization would offer him more autonomy than the Angels. "He can do whatever he wants there," said the agent. "Anywhere else, the expectations (for Ohtani) would be different" -- in meeting friends of family of the owners, sponsors, the media."

Per Buster Olney of ESPN

The Angels basically handed over the reins of the organization to Ohtani years ago, and he may not be willing to give that up just yet. He knows what he would get from the Halos, and it's just a matter of how badly he wants to win.

The Angels have done nothing to show him that they can field a competitive team over the years, so his returning would certainly be a risk. But Ohtani is unlike any free agent that we have ever seen, and he could shock the baseball world once again.

Nobody really knows what Ohtani is looking for in this free agency, which is by design. But we should know much more about everything in the coming days thankfully.