Dodgers get their guy. Only in America! Dream big -- he made more money than Messi.
Of course Dodger Dogs will now be $89.50 and Miller Lites $107.95
Of course Dodger Dogs will now be $89.50 and Miller Lites $107.95
700 Million!
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That contract is insane. Ohtani is the best player in the game, but $70M a year for 10 years? I don't think the Dodgers are going to get the full value of that contract. And given that Ohtani may not pitch again, or at least pitch to the level he previously could, that is a huge gamble by the Dodgers.
I'm a Tigers fan, and they signed Miggy to a long contract years ago. The last 4 years he was awful.
Will not pitch again until 2025. Dodgers will have to make do with him hitting .300 with 45 home runs in 2024. I wish the Mets had landed him but that would have taken 1 Billion.
As a Mets fan I find the talent they've purchase in the past had left the talent at the door
Oh you bring up a good point. Our luck with Free Agents is legendarily bad! I agree: we would have ruined Shohei. 🤦🏻♂️
Didn't anyone in baseball learn from the A-Rod contract years ago?
You cripple your team for too many years, all to pay one player.
I doubt he'll be able to do that much longer. He's already starting to wear down from that, having gotten hurt this past season.
I agree with the others that a monster 10-year contract for a 29-year-old doesn't seem like a good idea. A-Rod had a similar deal, and was a shell of his former self his last few years. Miguel Cabrera also had a 10-year contract, and also was a shell of his former self his last several years.
Ridiculous signing. They will sell tons of merchandise but how many tj surgeries can someone have? 2 already then in 3 years he will need another then what? Full time dh ? Almost double what Judge got and he hit 60 in a year. If Ohtani gets close to those numbers I'll be surprised. Plus teams will just pitch around him I know I would make someone else beat me. He isn't worth 3 really good players you could have signed.
It's a desperate move. The dodgers have had the most talent in last 5-7 years but only have one WS series to show for it, that most people don't respect bcuz it was in 2020 and WS were played at neutral site.
But here's the problem as I see it. A lot of organizations feel the need to have the big time star, right? Get you over the hump and win the big one. In order to do that, you must pony up the big bucks. And if you don't get him, then who do you got? This is where you move to getting 3-4 guys who are young, talented and unproven or seasoned, but maybe often injured and on the downward spiral of their career, but altogether cheaper. I think you can argue both approaches have worked and both have failed. The problem is the first approach can handicap you financially for years, but Dodgers appear to be ready to bite the bullet.
And, if they don't win the World Series? They've got serious egg on their face. Plus a hefty tab to pay.
Yep. But they're probably used to it at this point. Lol. I'm a SF Giants fan, so I like seeing it blow up in their face.
