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Canadian Finn said:
yes, many athletes make money outside of their sport.

that isn't unique.

taking a $2m annual salary is. (and why it's such a bit story)
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You are leaving out the part where he has 680 million coming though. Like that is a pretty large part to the story....which again is not allowed in hockey lol he didn't just sign for 2 million over 10 years and that's it.
 
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The Dodgers are totally going after Yamamoto as well based on these deferrals. They need to solidify their rotation still. Imanaga isn't out of the question either. They have displaced the Yankees as the Evil Empire.
 
I’m sure the Dodgers, their fans and Ohtani don’t give two shits, but judging by the online discourse, he’s gone from universally liked to hated in the span of 3 days.

Fans typically respect when players sign contracts that help the team they’ve spent years with (the reaction wouldn’t be bad if he did this with the LAA), but despise when players jump ship to a new big market franchise while trying to engineer an even bigger financial advantage for said team.

See Kevin Durant pre and post OKC.

The “good for the game” think pieces yesterday didn’t help his case (though those were not his doing).

Like I said, he won’t care, but the majority of NA baseball fans will now be rooting for him to fail.

Also, what’s not yet been reported are the tax implications of this deal. I’m not an accountant, but I’d imagine that Ohtani will change his “residence” to somewhere that’s not California as soon as he retires, and that’s when he’ll start to benefit from the arrangement. So I suspect he’s not leaving all that much money on the table here.

I also bet that the many owners who are the recipients of those luxury tax funds will not be too pleased, so buckle up for the next CBA negotiation.
 
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TheMadHatTrick said:
The Dodgers are totally going after Yamamoto as well based on these deferrals. They need to solidify their rotation still. Imanaga isn't out of the question either. They have displaced the Yankees as the Evil Empire.
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I’m hoping Cohen can make it just a little more challenging for the Dodgers (and Yankees).
 
VanW27 said:
Because you could just take that 50 million and invest it and in 10 years with even a conservative growth that 50 million is now 70 million. And that's just one years salary.
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I would rather have guaranteed $50+ million a year for the next 20 years
 
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habamillions said:
Mlb needs a cap in the worst way. That ohtani deffered money is a joke. Players will never agree though. Paying a guy 2mil a year and then paying the rest long after he retire is circumventing the tax system whether the league says its legal or not.
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MLB is definitely the most dystopian of all the a Big 4 leagues. I wonder there comes a day with the cable contract collapses they’ll be losing franchises at the same rate as billion dollar contracts are signed.
 
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I honestly have no issue with this contract. It is someone who is putting the team first.
 
Pretty much a prime example of why I can't get into the MLB.

I enjoy the sport, but the league is an absolute joke.
 
DaveMatthew said:
I’m sure the Dodgers, their fans and Ohtani don’t give two shits, but judging by the online discourse, he’s gone from universally liked to hated in the span of 3 days.

Fans typically respect when players sign contracts that help the team they’ve spent years with (the reaction wouldn’t be bad if he did this with the LAA), but despise when players jump ship to a new big market franchise while trying to engineer an even bigger financial advantage for said team.

See Kevin Durant pre and post OKC.

The “good for the game” think pieces yesterday didn’t help his case (though those were not his doing).

Like I said, he won’t care, but the majority of NA baseball fans will now be rooting for him to fail.

Also, what’s not yet been reported are the tax implications of this deal. I’m not an accountant, but I’d imagine that Ohtani will change his “residence” to somewhere that’s not California as soon as he retires, and that’s when he’ll start to benefit from the arrangement. So I suspect he’s not leaving all that much money on the table here.

I also bet that the many owners who are the recipients of those luxury tax funds will not be too pleased, so buckle up for the next CBA negotiation.
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Yeah, he's god in Japan so whether or not North American fans like him won't matter. He will cash in on the Japanese fanbase for the rest of his life, especially if he racks up a few championships in the MLB too.

The guy supposedly makes $35 million in endorsements per year and that will only go higher with the Dodgers.

Even his PR people won't care. That's how strong his position is as an athlete worldwide.
 
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