The amount of people who have turned on Ohtani and begun spewing awful stuff about him is pathetic.

We’re talking about a guy who gave what was likely his best years to this team. He showed up every day and did everything humanly possible to make a difference for this club, he gave people a reason to watch and never for a moment seemed agitated or demoralized even when the lows this club experienced would have given him every right to.

If you were not already mentally prepared for his departure, you’re either incredibly naive or you just haven’t been paying attention. This is not a club that has set itself up for any degree of short term or long term success, and he spent long enough here to know that it was not a viable option to offer consistent chances at a championship during his career.

No one wants to hear this, but the Dodgers are an organization that should be studied and serve as a model for big market and small market teams alike. It isn’t a fluke that they are a perennial playoff contender. They operate in a large market just like the Angels, but their focus on depth and keen eye for signing free agents who will actually produce has gotten them to where they are. They operated in a way that caught the attention of the greatest player alive, and it should surprise no one.

Every bit of rage and frustration that any fan has should be 100% directed at Arte who has failed every single step of the way to build around what are two of the most talented players to ever live. Their incompetence is the source of every disappointment the fanbase experienced. Their inability to make the most of their time with Ohtani has absolutely nothing to do with him.

The fact of the matter is that Ohtani never wasted the Angels’ time for a second, but they wasted 6 years of his. It is time to come to terms with that.