Ohtani agrees to sign with Dodgers

[tom 48]

For ( wait for it) 10 yrs. $700,000,000. And here I thought he would sign with The Guardians.

Dodgers Sign Shohei Ohtani

The Dodgers officially announced the signing of two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year contract. The two-way superstar had announced …

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[Wildcat97]

And doesn't even have to move if he doesn't want to.

The rich get richer. Baseball needs some help. A week of Soto to Yankees and this. More of same

 

[AEW Champion]

Ohtani now is worth more than Reds lead owner Bob Castellini and probably a couple other teams’ lead owners.

 

[Spartacus1987]

Unbelievable. Tbh I like Baseballs setup much more than the NFL. All the Reds need to do is have Elon Musk buy the Reds and then out spend everyone

 

[Maple_City_Fan]

As the resident Dodger fan on here, I'm stoked beyond belief

 

[clarkgriswold]

8 teams with '24 payrolls less than Ohtani's yearly average. Effing game.

 

[AEW Champion]

Kind of wish Ohtani had signed with the Blue Jays to mix things up and get more of his games in the Eastern time zone’s primetime window, or at least go to the Cubs even though it would add competition for the Reds. Ohtani staying in LA is pretty boring overall.

 

[mcm.1019]

Baseball in great shape...geesh

 

[LCL]

This puts the gripe of competetive balance on the HS Football Forum to shame.

 

[mcm.1019]

$191,780 per day for the next 10 years...crazy.

 

[nickp]

seeing ohtani sign a 10 year deal for $700 million is crazy nhl players are so underpaid

 

[Wildcat97]

As the resident Dodger fan on here, I'm stoked beyond belief

Didn't know you were from SoCal

 

[Maple_City_Fan]

Didn't know you were from SoCal

My home away from home

 

[Omar]

Not worth it. No proof he can even pitch after his second TJ surgery.

 

[wolves82]

Ohtani is great, but he is also 29. The Dodgers will regret the last 3-5 years of that contract, at a minimum.

 

[RazorRamon]

Ohtani is great, but he is also 29. The Dodgers will regret the last 3-5 years of that contract, at a minimum.

They’ll be paying him for decades

 

[tom 48]

How many people actually get to see him play, as he was playing for the Angels, which never got on national tv, despite having the two best players. Now, he will be seen more with the Dodgers and will bring in a lot more money to baseball.

 

[Orin Swift]

Not worth it. No proof he can even pitch after his second TJ surgery.

There’s more to contracts than on field performance. In the NBA, the Rockets still make a fortune over in China because Yao Ming played there about a decade and a half ago.

 

[Omar]

There’s more to contracts than on field performance. In the NBA, the Rockets still make a fortune over in China because Yao Ming played there about a decade and a half ago.

Don’t care, not giving one player that kind of $. Also, the population of China > Japan.

 

[Orin Swift]

Don’t care, not giving one player that kind of $. Also, the population of China > Japan.

Any other breaking news?

 

[Omar]

Any other breaking news?

This is an insanely dumb contract.

 

[y2h]

They’ll be paying him for decades

Like Bonilla...Ohtani day

 

[soccerdad72]

Not worth it. No proof he can even pitch after his second TJ surgery.

I guess the Dodgers would only get his 40 HR a season as a consolation if he doesn't pitch anymore.

 

[Omar]

I guess the Dodgers would only get his 40 HR a season as a consolation if he doesn't pitch anymore.

That’s not worth 700 mm

 

[AEW Champion]

Ohtani makes $2M a year from 2024-33, then will make the remaining $680M from 2034-43. Get ready for $25 Dodger Dogs and beers.

 

[cjb5656]

Ohtani makes $2M a year from 2024-33, then will make the remaining $680M from 2034-43. Get ready for $25 Dodger Dogs and beers.

Haven’t been to Dodger Stadium in quite a while, but I would be shocked if a Dodger Dog and a beer wasn’t already $25.

 

[brianwr112]

People may not think he's worth it, but the money they make off of him in Japan alone will pay for the contract.

 

[tom 48]

The Guardians will be paying Austin Hedges twice what the Dodgers are paying Ohtani next year.

MLB fans were stunned about the preposterous deferred payments in Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers contract

When Shohei Ohtani announced that he would be signing a longterm deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, only one figure stood out -- and it was the $700 million the contract would pay Ohtani. And while it initially appeared that Ohtani wo

ftw.usatoday.com

 

[OldSoulon]

Ohtani makes $2M a year from 2024-33, then will make the remaining $680M from 2034-43. Get ready for $25 Dodger Dogs and beers.

And pay toilets at Dodger Stadium

 

[wolves82]

Ohtani makes $2M a year from 2024-33, then will make the remaining $680M from 2034-43. Get ready for $25 Dodger Dogs and beers.

Brilliant on Ohtani's part. I'm guessing he plans to leave California after he is done playing, so he can avoid the super high Calif. taxes on the bulk of his income. I guess it helps the Dodgers in the short term too. Surprised that MLB allows this sort of thing to let teams dodge the luxury tax for a decade.