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[manly]

Damnnnnn:

Ohtani to join Dodgers on 10-year, $700M deal

Shohei Ohtani will sign with the Dodgers, with his agent saying the two-way star is getting a 10-year, $700 million contract.

www.espn.com

 

[KMFJD]

worth it if he can continue to be the 2 way player he's been so far in his career, I have my doubts he will be able to pitch for that long (he won't pitch again until 2025), but good for him

 

[manly]

worth it if he can continue to be the 2 way player he's been so far in his career, I have my doubts he will be able to pitch for that long (he won't pitch again until 2025), but good for him

My opinion is that he won't be a full-time pitcher after 2027. IMO it'll be hard for him to provide enough WAR on field to justify this deal, but a lot of the Dodgers calculus has to be marketing value. I can't remember the last 8+ year MLB deal that aged well? Looks like Miguel Cabrera's 2008 deal aged very well; Adrian Beltre had 8 fine seasons in Texas.
Mike Trout is already a lock for the Hall of Fame, based on his first 8 seasons alone. It looked like he'd rack up 150 career WAR before it's all said and done, but he's had injury-riddled seasons lately.

After Ohtani, the guy who must be loving this deal is Manny Machado, who had already opted out. I forgot about Juan Soto.

 

[manly]

Shotime just might be worth every penny (at least for now).

Ohtani breaks 50/50 barrier with 'greatest' game

The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to reach the 50/50 club on Thursday by stealing two bases and hitting three home runs in a 6-for-6 performance against the Marlins.

www.espn.com

 

[thestrangebrew1]

Shotime just might be worth every penny (at least for now).

Ohtani breaks 50/50 barrier with 'greatest' game

The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to reach the 50/50 club on Thursday by stealing two bases and hitting three home runs in a 6-for-6 performance against the Marlins.

www.espn.com

This is awesome. 50/50 is a huge feat. I read some headlines saying the fan that caught the ball hasn't given it to him yet. I imagine he's probably lawyering up to see what he can get for it.

 

[KLin]

6 for 6, 3 Hrs, 2 SBs, 10 ribbies in a single game. Holy crap

 

[manly]

This is awesome. 50/50 is a huge feat. I read some headlines saying the fan that caught the ball hasn't given it to him yet. I imagine he's probably lawyering up to see what he can get for it.

50/50 is absurd. I remember a couple months ago, the ESPN experts said he wouldn't quite reach that level. Instead, he did in it in 153 games. Ohtani is a big dude, and not a speedy guy like Ronald Acuna Jr. But his base-stealing timing and technique is sublime. To even try to steal 50 bases in his age-30 season is wild, and probably not something he'll attempt again.

I doubt Ohtani cares that much about the ball, but if he wants it, he should pay something close to market value for it (even half would be fine). He's making plenty of money AND dodging state income tax in the process. No BS trade for a signed jersey and signed bat if the authenticated ball is worth tens of thousands of dollars to a collector.