Could Yankees Actually Acquire Angels Star Shohei Ohtani? Here's What Deal Could Be

Ohtani could be on the move and the Yankees could have a solid trade package

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The New York Yankees have been rumored to potentially be entering the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes early. 

The Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar is set to enter unrestricted free agency this upcoming offseason and the Yankees have long been rumored as a potential landing spot. Los Angeles has been struggling lately and now the club may even actually end up dealing the superstar and if that happens, the Yankees reportedly could attempt to make a blockbuster deal. 

There's sure to be plenty of speculation until the August 1 Major League Baseball Trade Deadline and ESPN insider Kiley McDaniel put together what could be a potential package offered by New York to get a deal done. 

"Proposed deal: CF Everson Pereira, SS Trey Sweeney, RHP Chase Hampton, RHP Drew Thorpe, 2B Jared Serna," McDaniel said. "I prioritized including multiple prospects who could be on a top 100 list this winter or next rather than just one top player and skewing most of the value toward (1) position players and (2) being in Double-A now or soon. Pereira (power-over-hit outfield tweener) and Sweeney (hit-over-power lefty-hitting shortstop) are probably both in the back half of the top 100 right now. Hampton and Thorpe are arrow-up starters with above-average stuff and enough feel to start, while Serna is a nice late-blooming power/speed performer."

While this is just a hypothetical trade option, the Yankees do have a real possibility to acquire Ohtani. New York has a deep farm system and Los Angeles seems more willing to make a deal than at any point earlier this season. The Angels strongly hinted that there was no possibility of an Ohtani trade, but now things seem to have changed. 

It's certainly still possible that Ohtani remains with the Angels at least through the end of the regular season, but the Yankees should be monitoring the superstar extremely closely.