Ohtani should be MVP of the American League…

[Heim]

There are numerous reports he's signing with Toronto.

Oh Canada...

 

[railbird]

chose justin trudeau who is the biggest enemy of the world, trudeau a bigger pos than hitler. would like to seem him get beaned going forward, he was also a coward for playing the 21 allstar game when the boycotted atl

 

[mr merlin]

At least right now it looks like the toronto story was false.

 

[howid]

somebody thinks they see Ohtani on a Toronto bound private jet and the rumors fly, as Carson used to say, must be a slow news day ...

 

[blueline]

Cubs seem to be on the outside looking in

 

[mr merlin]

He's not a normal free agent, the Jap stuff is very important to him, he's only going to a city with enough japs to feel comfortable. he's prob staying in CA.

 

[FairWarning]

Cubs seem to be on the outside looking in

They should offer him VIP seating at the Nisei Lounge in Wrigleyville, also give him unlimited Malort.

 

[blueline]

seems like its dodgers and toronto the current chalks......next tier is cubs angles and giants but an article this morning from san francisco paper said giants have no shot...who knows

 

[FairWarning]

seems like its dodgers and toronto the current chalks......next tier is cubs angles and giants but an article this morning from san francisco paper said giants have no shot...who knows

SF would have to get another bat in the lineup to protect him.

 

[blueline]

pay the chalk.......pay the over on the contract

 

[Heim]

I heard Ichiro's agent on a podcast. He said Ichiro was not concerned with money but comfort. Drive to stadium, housing, even location of his locker. Bottom line, Angels are still a strong consideration.

 

[blueline]

I heard Ichiro's agent on a podcast. He said Ichiro was not concerned with money but comfort. Drive to stadium, housing, even location of his locker. Bottom line, Angels are still a strong consideration.

the sweepstakes is over

 

[Heim]

the sweepstakes is over

I just read...he stayed in familiar territory.

 

[cheapseats]

How much did Artie cough up.

 

[blueline]

as you pointed out daily comfort likely a big factor....team is good every year and its a lot of money

 

[jimmythegreek]

The sweepstakes was over when I mentioned the rumor ESPN had him going to LA for at least $50m. He received a lot more than that!

 

[Heim]

The Dodgers didn't need another hitter, they starving for starting pitching. As you said, that's a lot of money for a guy who probably will injury that arm again.

Dodgers no dummy, I'm sure contract is laden with incentives on the pitching side to reach the numbers quoted.

 

[jimmythegreek]

Their offense needed a shot in the arm in the postseason as San Diego contained the bats even in good pitching duels.

 

[cheapseats]

700M 10 yrs. Dodgers. What position(s).

 

[kane]

The Dodgers didn't need another hitter,

Their lineup last year was top heavy, get past the first 4 guys and the rest of the lineup was meh, the Snakes shut down Mookie and Freddie and no one else stepped up

that's a lot of money for a guy who probably will injury that arm again.

Why do you think he'll probably get hurt again? Plenty of guys have TJ and they're as good as new, of course the Dodgers are taking a risk, but if you're going to gamble on a player, might as well do it with a guy like Ohtani

 

[Heim]

Japanese pitchers have a higher incident of TJ surgery than anyone else because they throw a ton of innings in high school, which is huge there.

He's already had two. Big red flag especially for a guy that usually throws 95. Last season he was hitting only 92 some games. His big out pitch is the splitter which puts more stress on the elbow.

 

[Valuist]

Japanese pitchers have a higher incident of TJ surgery than anyone else because they throw a ton of innings in high school, which is huge there.

He's already had two. Big red flag especially for a guy that usually throws 95. Last season he was hitting only 92 some games. His big out pitch is the splitter which puts more stress on the elbow.

Agreed. As much as I like Ohtani, and I believe he is the best athlete not just in MLB but on planet earth, the contract is priced for perfection as both a hitter and starting pitcher. We can talk about previous TJ surgeries; but those pitchers weren’t spending their “off days” hitting 40 Hrs and driving in 100. The last 5 years of this contract could be a huge burden.

 

[Crazy Pete]

Huge 10 year contracts are a disaster waiting to happen.
Especially for an injury prone player.
It might be OK for the first year or three, but the last half will financially cripple the franchise. Think Albert Pujols.

 

[cheapseats]

Huge 10 year contracts are a disaster waiting to happen.
Especially for an injury prone player.
It might be OK for the first year or three, but the last half will financially cripple the franchise. Think Albert Pujols.

Albert wasn't 29. But you and valuist make a good point.

 

[Jammer]

Huge 10 year contracts are a disaster waiting to happen.
Especially for an injury prone player.
It might be OK for the first year or three, but the last half will financially cripple the franchise. Think Albert Pujols.

Bogearts contract is a disaster. I think they are paying him until he is 41.

 

[railbird]

Agreed. As much as I like Ohtani, and I believe he is the best athlete not just in MLB but on planet earth, the contract is priced for perfection as both a hitter and starting pitcher. We can talk about previous TJ surgeries; but those pitchers weren’t spending their “off days” hitting 40 Hrs and driving in 100. The last 5 years of this contract could be a huge burden.

how is he the best athlete? im predicting injury, you play stupid games you win stupid prizes

 

[FairWarning]

how is he the best athlete? im predicting injury, you play stupid games you win stupid prizes

What is the stupid game he played?

 

[Heim]

The fact with the numbers quoted Ohtani will earn 435,000 a game is mind boggling.

 

[boston massacre]

1st Billion Dollar Contract, is Not Far Off.

 

[Valuist]

how is he the best athlete? im predicting injury, you play stupid games you win stupid prizes

Who's better? If Deion or Bo Jackson were still playing, I could get that argument. Those guys are long since retired.

 

[kane]

Ohtani is deferring a little bit of the 700 Million so the team can spend more money on players, he'll make 2M a year for the length of the contract, then get the other 680 in the years after, that's right, he'll be paid 20M and the rest deferred, I don't know how this is even allowed

 

[kane]

I can't imagine how much he must make off the field to basically play the next ten years for free

 

[mr merlin]

Ohtani is deferring a little bit of the 700 Million so the team can spend more money on players, he'll make 2M a year for the length of the contract, then get the other 680 in the years after, that's right, he'll be paid 20M and the rest deferred, I don't know how this is even allowed

WOW, that would be $20 million/yr for 34 years(for example), if he only need $2 million now why does he need so much when he retires?

 

[mr merlin]

I wonder if that $680 is adjusted for inflation?

 

[Heim]

Dodgers just gave the Yankees a blueprint for a Juan Soto long term deal.

 

[mr merlin]

I heard after the contract(in 10 years) he'll get $68 million/yr for the next 10 years, that makes no sense.

 

[Jammer]

Boras is gunna have a field day with the Soto contract next year.

 

[mr merlin]

Regarding all that deferred money - $68 million for 10 years starting in 2034 - CA has sky high taxes, so he can move out and wont pay them a cent, just on the 2 mill/yr crumbs.

 

[railbird]

the other jap pitcher is better than ohtani

 

[railbird]

Who is Yoshinobu Yamamoto? Age, stats and more to know about star Japanese pitcher moving to MLB

this guy is better, and not a woke puppet like ohtani