The future of Shohei Ohtani

BobbyStrawberry · #1 12-09-2023, 02:24 PM

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

jayshum · #2 12-09-2023, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

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

For only 10 years. Unbelievable.

Peter_Spaeth · #3 12-09-2023, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

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

Yup. As I was saying. No surprise.

D. Bergin · #4 12-09-2023, 02:48 PM

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 · #5 12-09-2023, 04:49 PM

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 · #6 12-09-2023, 05:04 PM

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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 · #7 12-09-2023, 05:26 PM

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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 · #8 12-09-2023, 09:55 PM

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.

JustinD · #9 12-10-2023, 07:47 AM

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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 · #10 12-10-2023, 08:02 AM

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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 · #11 12-10-2023, 10:48 AM

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 · #12 12-10-2023, 11:27 AM

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.

jingram058 · #13 12-10-2023, 01:11 PM

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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.

I have enough saved TV and radio broadcasts, basically everything, to last the rest of my life...from those golden days of yore when the players wore baseball uniforms, lived in the same neighborhoods as their fans, worked jobs in the off season, and there were no "designated hitters" or 4 finger intentional walks or a man on 2nd to start the 10th inning or any of that garbage. And most specifically, no 9-figure player salaries. You can have this crap. Enjoy.

Republicaninmass · #14 12-10-2023, 12:16 PM

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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

G1911 · #15 12-10-2023, 12:33 PM

This will probably end up as one of the worst contracts for a team ever signed if measured by on the field performance. It may well generate a profit in the end from all the race/nationalist fans who will buy the merch and follow the team. I would think that they very carefully did the math to ensure they won�t be losing that much in projected gains.

MJRaider · #16 12-10-2023, 12:46 PM

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This will probably end up as one of the worst contracts for a team ever signed if measured by on the field performance. It may well generate a profit in the end from all the race/nationalist fans who will buy the merch and follow the team. I would think that they very carefully did the math to ensure they won�t be losing that much in projected gains.

Make no mistake, the Dodgers will make 5-7 TIMES more than what this contract will pay out. And those projections are low per the current social media speculation out there.

Peter_Spaeth · #17 12-10-2023, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by G1911

This will probably end up as one of the worst contracts for a team ever signed if measured by on the field performance. It may well generate a profit in the end from all the race/nationalist fans who will buy the merch and follow the team. I would think that they very carefully did the math to ensure they won�t be losing that much in projected gains.

It would be interesting to know to what extent the profit projection depends on him staying healthy for how long.

MJRaider · #18 12-10-2023, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

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

Casinos in the stadium, give me a break

LOL, after all previous moments in modern baseball history, the moment where a historically unique, widely adored, and internationally celebrated unicorn of a basball player is paid what he is easily worth is the downfall? Just stop.

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