OT: 10 years $700,000,000 Ohtani to Dodgers
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There is still the courtesy of the “OT”, even for things as big as this.
Good for him, but that’s ridiculous. Not like they’re going to sell more tix. Good news for Alonso, Yamamoto, Bellinger, Soto, etc.
$70 M/year starting when he is 30 (coming this July) until he is 40. I'm sure he'll be a hand full for opponents for a couple of years but if he gets hurt or declines because of previous hurts, Dodgers are going to have one huge drag on the payroll.... especially with the other big contracts they currently have.
The Angels had Ohtani and Trout and Pujols and had little money to spend on the remainder of the roster. Even with those future HOF-ers, they went no where.
The Angels had Ohtani and Trout and Pujols and had little money to spend on the remainder of the roster. Even with those future HOF-ers, they went no where.
Hahaha two Tommy Johns and if he can't pitch they could have gotten two Stantons to sit there on the bench for that kind of scratch
That just about kills the sport. Now teams will have an overpriced superstar and a hand full of kids from the local High School to fill out their rosters!
It is such an outlier that it pisses the rest of them off as it does not move tge needle for anyone else.
The Angels could have gotten something of value in return for Ohtani by trading him last year.
Instead they let emotion get in the way of business.
My friend's son finally got the chance to start a few games at the end of the season and had a 2.25 ERA as a starter. The Angels might send him back to AAA again. Professional Baseball can be a cruel business.
Instead they let emotion get in the way of business.
My friend's son finally got the chance to start a few games at the end of the season and had a 2.25 ERA as a starter. The Angels might send him back to AAA again. Professional Baseball can be a cruel business.
I'm old enough to remember when 10 years for $252M was considered outrageous.
Not true, it's being reported that most of this salary is being deferred. Not sure what the definition of most is in this case and when the deferral starts and ends but this frees then up to go out and spend more for this year without a worry. This might look like the Bobby Bonilla contract on steroids. And they'll monetize the crap out of him in all sorts of ways.
I remember when 6 years, $44 Million was mind blowing.
I’m old enough to remember when Nolan Ryan was first player to make 1 million per year.
Remember that HUGE Reggie Jackson Yankees contract? I think SI devoted a cover to it.
A little before my time
BUT
Honus Wagner was given the outrageous salary of $10,000 q year in 1908
The Babe signed a 3 year deal in 1922 making $52,000 a year
First $100,000 a year salary went to Hank Greenberg in 1947
Baseball's Milestone Contracts - Sports Illustrated (2011 article)
https://www.si.com/mlb/2011/02/16/1...d=ci0255ca0b602e24a5&pid=nolan-ryan-1-million
Why bring up BB when it worked out for the mets and how many other deferred are so much more and worse.
And my stupid mariners paid that contract. Now they are cutting payroll to maximize profits for the ownership, which is a group of greedy cowards
The Bonilla signing didn’t really work out for the Mets. Maybe the financial hit wasn’t as bad over time, but on the field it was a disappointment. What reporter did he threaten to show the Bronx to?
Deferral of Ohtani's salary obviously helps the Dodgers from a cash flow standpoint, but not from a luxury tax standpoint. They will take a luxury tax hit for the full $70m per year.
Because he was the only one that came to mind and he has a freaking day named after him because of it. I actually had to look it up and it seems like it's very rare. Only 13 retired players are getting paid this year. No clue if there are active players with referrals in the future.
They just don’t care and it never catches up to them. It caught up to the Padres this year. The thing is that the nature of baseball and the baseball playoff structure means that throwing all of this cash around can still mean nothing.
lol
bonilla was 5 years for $29 million and he was the highest paid player in the sport
If you follow the history of it, it actually did benefit tge Mets…
People are underestimating the value of the Japanese market. Every Dodger will be on live TV in Japan.
Have you ever watched an Angels game? Most of the advertising on the boards behind home plate is in Japanese.
The Dodgers have experience monetizing the Japanese market.
Have you ever watched an Angels game? Most of the advertising on the boards behind home plate is in Japanese.
The Dodgers have experience monetizing the Japanese market.