When asked about Oakland Athletics Jersey trade speculation on Thursday night, Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani said Right now, Im an Angel, according to a report in .Ohtani was speaking to the media after Thursdays 2-0 lo s to the Texas Rangers in Anaheim. Ohtani took the lo s but struck out 11 Rangers in the proce s. But he also gave up eight hits.Earlier in the day the reported that the Angels are at least listening to offers for Ohtani, but arent actively shopping him. Im with the Angels right now, Ohtani said. And Im very thankful for what theyve done. I really love the team. I love my teammates. Right now Im an Angel, and thats Stephen Piscotty Jersey all I can really focus on at this point.Los Angeles is facing a critical juncture of Ohtanis career. Hes in the second year of a two-year contract that paid him $8.5 million. He can go to arbitration with the Angels this offseason, but hell be a free agent after the 2023 season. The Angels face the Marcus Semien Jersey prospect of losing Ohtani down the line if theyre not able to get a long-term deal in place. Scroll to ContinueComplicating matters is that Mike Trout has a 12-year, $426 million contract that he signed in 2019. Trout just announced that he has a spinal condition called , which is a condition that hell have to Sonny Gray Jersey deal with the rest of his career. Its not clear how much the condition will Kendrys Morales Jersey limit him as a player. In May, the Angels were considered AL West contenders. But now they are more games under .500 than the Rangers, have fired their manager, Joe Maddon, and are trying to determine if Ohtani is a part of their future, and if so, for how long? The Angels host the Rangers through Sunday.