When shows that don't always cover baseball try to discuss the sport, it can lead to an embarrassing highlight. That is exactly what occurred during a recent Colin Cowherd show, per Awful Announcing.

“I'm a casual, five first round picks, your best prospect, your third best prospect, and two solid starters,” Cowherd said when asked what the Angels could potentially get back in a Shohei Ohtani trade.

The problem with Cowherd's answer, though, is that draft picks can't be traded in MLB. Nevertheless, Jason McIntyre and Cowherd went on to have a conversation about trading draft picks for Ohtani before Cowherd finally realized his error.

“It says here you can't trade draft picks,” Cowherd said later in the segment. “I'm a baseball casual… so you can't trade draft picks.”

The damage was already done though.

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At the very least Cowherd acknowledged that he's a “casual” baseball fan. Nevertheless, getting paid to speak on a televised show and making this kind of error is embarrassing without question. One would have imagined that Cowherd did some research before talking about this, but possibly not.

Latest on a potential Shohei Ohtani trade

One thing we know for sure is that draft picks will not be traded in a Shohei Ohtani deal, since that can't happen. But everything else about a potential Ohtani trade is uncertain right now. The Angels are waiting until the final days prior to the deadline to make a decision.

The Angels will hold onto Ohtani if they feel as if they can make a playoff run. If not, however, there's a realistic chance he will be dealt away.