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By Andy Nesbitt Alex Rodriguez has never been one to shy way from showing people that he’s not the smartest guy in the world and that continued this week when he brought up a possible trade proposal for the Angels involving their all-world star player, Shohei Ohtani. While appearing on Bret Boone’s podcast this week, Rodriguez suggested the Angels trade away Ohtani and load up on draft picks in the deal so they can build up their farm system. There’s only one problem: Major League Baseball doesn’t allow draft picks to get traded. Here’s what Rodriguez said: “I think here’s the thought that I w…