Signing(s): Shohei Ohtani signs with the Dodgers (10 years, $700 million)

[Reality Check]

A surprise to no one. Think it would have been cooler to see him in Seattle though.

Back to the Angels, they have wasted Trout(when he was healthy) and Ohtani. That's Detroit Lions territory.

 

[DueDiligence]

Hardly… no way we could’ve done that contract

Only 3-4 teams could do that contract. That's the problem with pro baseball.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Only 3-4 teams could do that contract. That's the problem with pro baseball.

Just about every MLB team could do that. It’s just most don’t have an owner willing to

 

[Ben Grimm]

The A's 2024 team payroll is $38M.

 

[MMC]

Only 3-4 teams could do that contract. That's the problem with pro baseball.

Arte could've and probably would’ve signed this contract, but there’s not a chance in hell the Angels would be better off for it. When Arte refuses to surpass the luxury tax, there is no way we could add a $50M dollar (in luxury tax hit) to the payroll to go along with the $74 million currently going to Trout and Rendon to sit on the IL for half the year without absolutely crippling the rest of the roster, which is why I’m elated it wasn’t the Angels signing this deal.

In an ideal world Arte sells last year like he was supposed to and a serious spender buys the team and gets Ohtani to buy in but that’s not the world we live in

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

…

Literally my same comment applies to you…

Did you watch last season and the playoffs especially?

Yes. And if it weren't for the 20 days off between the end of the season and the divsion winners playing it would likely have been the usual suspects

 

[pld459666]

Curious how the players pulled off getting deferred money to not count against the teams cap

 

[BLONG7]

You didn’t watch a game last year did you?

With the pitch clock, games are averaging 2 hours 30 minutes now.

LOL..........................watched enough, still slow as molasses going up hill.
Playoffs.............worse.

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

A surprise to no one. Think it would have been cooler to see him in Seattle though.

Back to the Angels, they have wasted Trout(when he was healthy) and Ohtani. That's Detroit Lions territory.

Worse than the Lions imo. At least Calvin and Barry weren't on the same team at the same time like Trout/Othani . This was unprecedented ineptness by the Halos. They couldn't even make the Playoffs with both. And the one time with Trout they got swept in the ALDS by the Royals... I dont like the Angels but I feel for their fans.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

 

[DueDiligence]

Just about every MLB team could do that. It’s just most don’t have an owner willing to

$70 million per for one player and make money? No way.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

Los Angeles is going to regret that contact. It will not age well. As for Toronto, take that $70 million that Ohtani is getting and sign Bellinger, Soler and acquire another starting pitcher instead.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

 

[Zero Requiem]

Less money than Mbappé was offered for one year

 

[John Price]

told you he wasn't going to anaheim lol

why would he go there to lose

 

[kingsholygrail]

Wrong thread. lol

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

Seriously who really thought Ohtani was going to leave Cali for Canada?

And who cares what amount of money it took for the Dodgers to sign him? If they gave him that money, they obviously don't care. It's not like any money a team spends or doesn't spend is a fan problem yet many internet accountants suddenly have hot takes when a big name moves to a different team.

Dodgers want to win, they go out and get the biggest name on the market. That's what a winning organization does.

GMs from bidding teams can rest easy knowing they can say thru the media "well, we offered this guy half a billion dollars" and not look cheap, tho.

 

[MMC]

Seriously who really thought Ohtani was going to leave Cali for Canada?

And who cares what amount of money it took for the Dodgers to sign him? If they gave him that money, they obviously don't care. It's not like any money a team spends or doesn't spend is a fan problem yet many internet accountants suddenly have hot takes when a big name moves to a different team.

Dodgers want to win, they go out and get the biggest name on the market. That's what a winning organization does.

GMs from bidding teams can rest easy knowing they can say thru the media "well, we offered this guy half a billion dollars" and not look cheap, tho.

Most people want to see their team have a well rounded roster. If you know your owner wont spend every dollar they need for the team to be good, its reasonable to be upset when too much is allocated to one player

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

Most people want to see their team have a well rounded roster. If you know your owner wont spend every dollar they need for the team to be good, its reasonable to be upset when too much is allocated to one player

That's an owner problem. Fans do not dictate what an owner does with his own money.

Draft better, scout better.

 

[Boris Zubov]

You know we as a society have lost the plot ...

Nuff said.

 

[kingsholygrail]

I still don't know what the Dodgers are going to do about their pitching in 2024 presuming Ohtani is not pitching in 2024.

 

[Terry Yake]

i feel like ohtani always wanted to be a dodger from the beginning and just signed with the angels because of the DH

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Angels deserve this. Not their fans, but the organization. They deserve much worse than this, actually.

The A's 2024 team payroll is $38M.

That's because John Fisher is a grifting scumbag.

 

[John Price]

Angels deserve this. Not their fans, but the organization. They deserve much worse than this, actually.

That's because John Fisher is a grifting scumbag.

Moreno is a terrible owner. They don't deserve Ohtani.

 

[John Price]