The future of Shohei Ohtani

[Bcwcardz]

What about the Angels? You never know what the hell is going to happen. I heard early on Ohtani was open to a shorter term deal since his pitching arm is recovering. The Angels kind of let him run his own show over there which could be attractive to him. He wants to do what he wants to do with no restrictions.


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[frankbmd]

Whatever happens, I think he will be able to feed his unnamed dog.

[BobbyStrawberry]

And there it is, Dodgers, $700 mil. Wow

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

And there it is, Dodgers, $700 mil. Wow

For only 10 years. Unbelievable.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

And there it is, Dodgers, $700 mil. Wow

Yup. As I was saying. No surprise.

[D. Bergin]

Wow, he must be worth a fortune in marketing to justify that type of spending on a guy who is going to be a DH for most of his career.

As much as some analysts try to gloss over it, he’s also going to spend a good amount of that time on the disabled list, based on his playing history……unless the MLB changes their stance on HGH and other PEDS, in the near future.

On the other hand, Dodgers owners aren’t going broke anytime soon, so might as well role the dice if it helps get them a couple titles over the next 10 years. Hell, for all I know, they might have the infrastructure in place to make their money back, just on TV and marketing deals in Japan.

[Seven]

Babe Ruth could rise from the dead, in his prime and I don't think you could justify spending $700 Million on him. This contract is absurd, too much money has proliferated the game. He's already had Tommy John twice at this point. He won't be able to even pitch next year.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Seven

Babe Ruth could rise from the dead, in his prime and I don't think you could justify spending $700 Million on him. This contract is absurd, too much money has proliferated the game. He's already had Tommy John twice at this point. He won't be able to even pitch next year.

Could not agree more. Ridiculous. Don't ever again tell me how evil the Yankees are, because you're full of BS if you do. This is absurd to the next level. I don't watch or listen to baseball business (no longer can we call them games).

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

And there it is, Dodgers, $700 mil. Wow

Not completely unexpected, I laughed when people in this thread were stating 320ish for 6-8. There was never a chance he was going for less than 500 million, and a less likely chance it was anyone but the Dodgers.

That said, I didn’t expect the 10 year contract. Thus the 700 with the extra years is logical as they are likely to make 100 back in merch sales by opening day. Waiting to see the contract details as they should be interesting to keep their cap within earth’s atmosphere. Honestly expecting another Bobby Bonilla Day in the lexicon for the next few decades.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Not completely unexpected, I laughed when people in this thread were stating 320ish for 6-8. There was never a chance he was going for less than 500 million, and a less likely chance it was anyone but the Dodgers.

That said, I didn’t expect the 10 year contract. Thus the 700 with the extra years is logical as they are likely to make 100 back in merch sales by opening day. Waiting to see the contract details as they should be interesting to keep their cap within earth’s atmosphere. Honestly expecting another Bobby Bonilla Day in the lexicon for the next few decades.

Apparently a lot of the money is deferred but the details were not yet available from the reports I saw last night.

[packs]

The Dodgers acquire a huge international market with Ohtani on the team. He will be worth the money in terms of the revenue he'll generate. Not sure what 70 million a year looks like on the field, but he's a good investment.

[jingram058]

He could buy 140 houses a year like mine with that kind of money.

That kind of money puts him out of touch with mere mortals. But that's okay. It's simply how it is today.

So we can rationalize and justify the Dodgers doing this, but if the Yankees do it, they're the pariah of all of sports?

Gimme a break with the nonsense, please.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by packs

The Dodgers acquire a huge international market with Ohtani on the team. He will be worth the money in terms of the revenue he'll generate. Not sure what 70 million a year looks like on the field, but he's a good investment.

Absolutely not. This will be looked at as the start of the downfall of the sport.


Casinos in the stadium, give me a break