The Angels were second-to-last on my list of his remaining seven teams for a few reasons. Literally, if he was going to sign with an LA team, it seemed like the Dodgers were the better pick. Oh well.
I don't fault the M's in their process on this one. They pulled out all the stops. The path to contention, however, does not appear obvious at this point. Not saying it's impossible, but it's not nearly as clear as it would have been with Ohtani in the fold.
Gordon is a fungible asset, guys. He can be traded for equivalent value in another part of the roster. Miami was severely handicapped in THEIR trade efforts of him because they couldn't take ANY contractual obligations back in return--not so with the M's. They could very easily flip him into a SP; he's young, a former batting champion and GGer and annual stolen base king who plays 2B. That's HUGELY valuable.
And I'm not even saying we SHOULD trade him. I'm just saying we COULD trade him, straight up, for an equivalent pitcher--OR we could package him with what's left of the farm for someone like Archer.