Ohtani Signing with Dodgers

[Tanko]

He just posted it on X.
10 years $700M

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1733579321657450964

 

[jjgold]

So much wrong information on this site

 

[JDS]

70 Million a year and he just had another Tommy John surgery unreal he won’t even be ready for the beginning of next season.

 

[BobbyFK]

So much wrong information on this site

It's coming directly from MLB

 

[Tanko]

So much wrong information on this site

You think I'm mistaken?
It was on Ohtani's own X account numbnuts.

 

[JDS]

You think I'm mistaken?
It was on Ohtani's own X account numbnuts.

I think he‘s confused & was referring to the Toronto thread.

 

[Tanko]

I think he‘s confused & was referring to the Toronto thread.

Maybe.... Tough to gauge with JJ sometimes. He's all over the map.

 

[BigJay]

He just posted it on X.
10 years $700M

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1733579321657450964

He owned the Dodgers. Totally used Toronto as leverage. He was never signing there.

At least there was another team involved. Boras had Rangers bidding against themselves for A-Rod 15 years ago.

 

[Archie]

70 Million a year and he just had another Tommy John surgery unreal he won’t even be ready for the beginning of next season.

he should be hitting by opening day no problem

 

[BigJay]

70 Million a year and he just had another Tommy John surgery unreal he won’t even be ready for the beginning of next season.

He won’t pitch at all next year. Should be good to go batting

 

[Tanko]

He owned the Dodgers. Totally used Toronto as leverage. He was never signing there.

At least there was another team involved. Boras had Rangers bidding against themselves for A-Rod 15 years ago.

Agree with this. Dodgers were "gamed".
SEVEN HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. That'll buy a lot of sushi and other stuf..

 

[BigJay]

He just posted it on X.
10 years $700M

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1733579321657450964

https://media.tenor.com/9EzQftzom1IAAAAM/sunoo-ensunooist.gif

 

[stormtrooper8]

Horrible contract

Very Dodgers move

 

[stormtrooper8]

He owned the Dodgers. Totally used Toronto as leverage. He was never signing there.

At least there was another team involved. Boras had Rangers bidding against themselves for A-Rod 15 years ago.

That’s what it looks like

This is a mistake IMO but we’ll see

 

[BigJay]

These long contracts never end up well. See Angels Pujols, Tigers Miggy, etc. usually last half of contact production falls way off.

In the post-steroid era players really fall off after age 34-35 like they did in pre-steroid era. There are exceptions of course but not many.

Current contracts like Stanton, Rendon, Strausburg, Bum Gardner, Sale also come to mind.

Especially for a player who now definitely has a history of arm trouble. If by chance he can’t pitch or gets hurt again you’re paying 70 million a year until he’s 40 for a hitter? An awesome hitter now but how will he be 6, 7, 8, 9 years from now?

 

[JDS]

He won’t pitch at all next year. Should be good to go batting

Yeah I forgot about that news.

 

[stormtrooper8]

He won’t pitch at all next year. Should be good to go batting

That alone makes it a bad contract

 

[stormtrooper8]

Why didn't the Angels try to trade him?

That's the bigger question

 

[lekidecincinnati]

this was pretty obvious destination as the dodgers didn't spend any money last season on big free agents, they were waiting for him

 

[BigJay]

Why didn't the Angels try to trade him?

That's the bigger question

I made numerous threads/posts to this point the last year or so. Mind-boggling. They could have gotten some great young prospects. Instead they got shit