The future of Shohei Ohtani

[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).

[Seven]

Originally Posted by jingram058

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).

We are LONG gone from the days of it being a game where most players were normal folks that happened to be talented at baseball. That held jobs in the offseason. The more they are paid, the more these athletes are put on a pedestal, the further we get away from the soul of the game.

[bk400]

It's hard to see how Ohtani can possibly live up to the expectations implied by his contract, although I'd love for him to try to get close. I just hope he doesn't become of those guys who stops running out ground balls, makes it rain at the strip clubs, and starts dating a reality TV star.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I don't think they're paying for the baseball player so much as the phenomenon.