The future of Shohei Ohtani

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Seven

Complete side note, My only gripe with these contracts nowadays is that I think too much money has permeated the sport, but then again the same thing could be said about life itself.



Teams should not be worth billions of dollars, athletes shouldn't be paid millions, a afternoon at the ballpark should still be an affordable option for a family of four. Gambling should not be as pervasive as it is. These are more my issues with society today though, rather than the contract itself.



The Dodgers lineup will be dangerous. They better hope, for their sake, that he's able to pitch again. Otherwise, he's not worth the money that he was given.

Yep. Capitalism sucks.

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[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Yep. Capitalism sucks.

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Capitalism is the only thing that allows me to buy baseball cards.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Yep. Capitalism sucks.

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I wouldn't say Capitalism sucks, not to get political, but any sort of system/organization without any kind of regulation leaves itself open to corruption and rampant abuse. You wouldn't mind the players salaries, team values, and price of tickets/ballpark concessions, if the average persons money rose with the times. But that's not a discussion for here.

I wouldn't be surprised if deferment is addressed in the next CBA. I can't imagine this makes many people happy.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Seven

I wouldn't say Capitalism sucks, not to get political, but any sort of system/organization without any kind of regulation leaves itself open to corruption and rampant abuse. You wouldn't mind the players salaries, team values, and price of tickets/ballpark concessions, if the average persons money rose with the times. But that's not a discussion for here.

I wouldn't be surprised if deferment is addressed in the next CBA. I can't imagine this makes many people happy.

Oh my! Dodgers are DEFERRING COMPENSATION!! Can you believe it!! What rampant corruption and abuse!! I don't like this at all!

[packs]

I don't understand the issue. Don't we all try to make as much money as possible in our jobs? Why does it become different if the job is a professional athlete? Why shouldn't Ohtani make as much money as he can? Who wouldn't in their own employment?

There is only one person in the world who can play the game like Ohtani can, and that's Ohtani himself. Why wouldn't he be subject to a different standard when it came to his pay?

[Seven]

Originally Posted by packs

I don't understand the issue. Don't we all try to make as much money as possible in our jobs? Why does it become different if the job is a professional athlete? Why shouldn't Ohtani make as much money as he can? Who wouldn't in their own employment?

There is only one person in the world who can play the game like Ohtani can, and that's Ohtani himself. Why wouldn't he be subject to a different standard when it came to his pay?

My issue with sports on the whole, and this is just a personal opinion, is that there's too much money involved in all of them nowadays. I think it's absolutely ridiculous that players are paid millions of dollars to play baseball, or really any sport for that matter. Yes the market dictates what they're worth/paid, and it's just something I have to live with.

[packs]

But what makes it ridiculous? Salaries provide a window into the health of the league. Clearly MLB is doing very well considering how often these contracts are offered. I'm really not sure how it can bother people that talented individuals who generate revenues are paid salaries that reflect their value. Isn't that what everyone wants out of their job? It's upsets me I can't get it in my own work. But I'm not going to take it out on a baseball player.

[G1911]

One need not be a communist to understand that $700 million to play a game is kind of absurd. Good for him, go and get his, but it’s also a little nuts that we have chosen to value a ballplayer like this rather than any functional role.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Oh my! Dodgers are DEFERRING COMPENSATION!! Can you believe it!! What rampant corruption and abuse!! I don't like this at all!

I apologize if the points I was trying to make weren't clear. The two things are separate issues, I'm by no means saying the deferring of compensation is corrupt. I'm quite fine with how the deal was structured. The second point I made was more along the lines of owners of smaller market teams who feel like they couldn't afford a deal such as this, and such would raise this issue during the next CBA negotiation.

To my first point, I'm just a firm believer that too much money has permeated the sport. I fully understand that owning a team is a business, you want to maximize your profit. But these gaudy numbers that surround everything related to professional sports nowadays is pretty ridiculous.