Shohei once said he was going to join Dodgers when he graduated Highschool but he ended up playing for Japanese professional baseball that resulted in increasing baseball fans in Japan…. His focus has been always passion rather than money. He has made so many choices over money for years and that is one of many reasons he is loved and respected so much by Japanese. Dodgers has been scouting him since 2012 and it was Shohei’s long term dream to join the team since he was little boy.
@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781they grow up terrified from the repercussions. Grass ain't ain't always greener bro. Dodgers lost in this fugaze shake.
@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 Strengths are weaknesses. Weaknesses are strengths. Just depends on the situation and lens. Even with the massive cultural differences, US and Japan share a value set (executed wildly different).
As a massive lifelong Dodger fan, this is incredible but we should've made it out of the NLDS this year with the squad we had. Now that Ohtani is here, we better never choke like that for the next TEN YEARS!!! 🤣
Not a dodgers fan by any means. But yes two years in a row, this is a Dave Roberts problem. Though I never see anyone talking about this. He has got to go, its time.
I follow MLB from here in UK, mainly on RUclips. I'm delighted the boy has gone along the street to join my favourite team and hope it won't take him much longer to get to the office. I'm even more relieved he hasn't joined another team that he'd almost certainly help to get to the playoffs. Show 'em the curve and knock the cover off the ball lad.
If the majority of the contract is deferred, then this might actually be a pretty good deal. $350 million to be paid 20 years from now isn't much, relative to having to pay it now.
@@LaniChanel-l6iits a 10 year contract bro. Even if he doesnt pitch next year, he can pitch the following year. + he have his whole country on his back so dodgers will earn that 700m back without difficulty
He doesn’t care if the money if deferred, he makes so much from endorsements and the backing of Japan’s loyal fans. I’m already waiting to order our family his jersey 😂
Not high risk. Even if he rides the bench his jersey sales will pay back that 300 million by year 3. And now the dodgers have all of Japan supporting them.
My man has 36 Chambers, Evil Empire, Dark Side of the Moon, OK Computer, and a NES on his shelf and he is breaking the Shohei deal. What a time to be alive.
Believe it or not the Dodgers are still in need of (playoff) pitchers and hitters. It's the the Dave Roberts era: Win all season long, then lose when it counts 😂
There are a lot of people who are butthurt he didn't come to their team, but guess what? 1) He left Japan to come here and play early 2)He put in years with one of the most incompetent franchises in the league and gave their fans something to cheer for (2 unanimous MVPs) 3) He's bringing international attention to the sport that we haven't seen in years 4) HE'S LITERALLY DOING SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT SEEN IN A 100 YEARS AND MAYBE NEVER WILL AGAIN He can go wherever he wants. Just be glad you were here to witness it, and be grateful that we get such a player in our league.
It's funny how his commitment to winning also led him to the team that offered him the most money. Good for him but it was always about who was going to offer the biggest bag.
Being a giants fan that's the last team I wanted to see him go to but I'm really happy for him because he is unlike any other player that has ever played the game.
Definitely high risk, high reward. What I don't hear mentioned often is that it's a awful lot of pressure on Shohei. Imagine being signed to the largest contract in the history of sports. You can bet the pressure will be on to perform.
Then you must not know Ohtani well lol cus he LIVES FOR THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND BIG MOMENTS. He's been doing it his whole life. How many times did he have to put the Angels on his back and it got him nowhere? Now he has the help from 2 future HOFs (Betts, Freeman) and the resources to be competitive every single season. A lot of that money in his contract is deferred to represent that. If the Dodgers address their imperative need for pitching which I guarantee they will, the post-season won't be an issue either as long as they can remain HEALTHY and they're just getting started with free agency. The arms are coming! WS bound. Book it 💙💪🏽
No matter what he's already the Goat. Only Dodgers fans would be disappointed, but no matter what he's still gonna make back the 700M for the Dodgers in ticket sales and hype
my heart swelled reading that IG post of Ohtani, especially the part where he pledges to give his best for the team and for baseball. What a human being!
I read somewhere (not sure how accurate it is) that the going fair market value is about $8 million per WAR. So for those into stats, that's $70 million a season, which is about 8.75 WAR a season, 87.5 WAR for the next 10 years. Also remember that a large portion of his money is deferred, bringing the current present value down. Add to that his off the field value. The contract might be as crazy as it first sounds.
Maybe he will give up some money to let the Dodgers get another important player. Who needs $700 million? Not Ohtani. After his first pro contract, he gave the money to his mother and she put him on a couple thousand dollars a month budget, but he still did not spend it all. He didn't even have a drivers license back then because he was always at the facility working out and didn't need a car. He eats, sleep and breathes baseball.
HOLY? EYE POPPING? 10 YEARS? NAH. SHOHEI DESERVES THE BEST CONTRACT AND THE LOVE OF THE FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD THAN ANYONE ELSE THAT SET THAT STANDARDS ON BASEBALL ON AN SUPERB ELITE AND MONSTROUS LEVEL. CONGRATS TO THE DODGERS. WE JUST WANNA SEE THE MAN PLAY THE GAME.. 👍🏽 OHTANI DONT NEED AN APOLOGY FOR TAKING TOO LONG. FANS ARE EXCITER WHEREVER YOU GO. SHOHEI IS MY KIDS HERO🫶🏽
Superb elite? Monstrous? Lol. You kidding me. Corey Seager had a better season than that overrated player. Only lead in one stat last season. Only people that want to see him play are his fans.
@Iverson8811 that's all you got? Lol Neither can he. When he gets in trouble they pull him out so he's doesn't get the loss. You act like he's this dominant pitcher. There have been batters that needed to pitch and did pretty good. This guy is all show...no results. Media hypes him and people like you follow. Compare world series titles and playoff wins and see where the two stand.
He's more likely not going to pitch a full season ever again and the Dodgers will eat the biggest contract in major league sports. this will actually hurt them. I finally see a window for other teams now.
The deferral is a complete work around the system that should and will have to be addressed next CBA. It's not fair to teams that don't have the same spending power as teams like the dodgers. It should be just like hockey, average annual salary counts towards the cap regardless of contract structure and signing bonuses. The 70 million per year average should 100% be counted towards the luxury tax.
Well!, very well deserved!, well earned $700mm for the best current player in baseball. For us who like baseball, we live baseball, we are passionate about baseball, we feel rejoiced by Shohei's success, we wish him success, that he continues to delight us with his talent... at a good time! long live baseball!
Yes sir my boy got paid and he got paid big time!!! He deserves every penny of that$ 700 million Now there is no more excuses for the dodgers they've got to win a World series that moved to get otani means you better win a World series or two
_"It's time for Dodger baseball!"_ And he's worth every single penny, too. He's the first two-way baseball player of worth since Babe Ruth. And since the National League has just recently adopted the DH, he can fill that spot when he's not pitching. He's also a great defensive player, but the Dodgers may want to keep him more as a DH, as lately he has been injured. So they'll probably want to make sure their investment is protected. And he doesn't even have to move out of his house. And the best part is, the Dodgers beat the Yankees _again!_ 😝
Im a dodger fan and i can say a few things with complete certainty. This signing is just as much about money as it is about baseball. Hes going to be worth hundreds of millions in revenue in advertising, tv, foreign merchandising/tv, etc. Also, he decided on the dodgers 2 years ago.
Pujols sucked cuz he couldn’t run anymore. Ohtani is one of the fastest players in the game. He also pitches. And is several years younger than Albert when he signed. Stupid comparison.
Three things on this deal: 1. Ohtani was signing with the Dodgers all along. The only question was the number 2. Ohtani didn't sign with them for any other reason than money. If he just wanted to win, why did he need $700M to sign? 3. His agent did a great job, lying to the other teams, using them only to pump up that price
There are deferments. He did that to keep the yearly salary lower to sign other players each year. Dodgers have the most wins (662) since 2017. 31 more than any other team. So yes it was about money and wins.
He did just want to win. The present value of this contract is much lower than $700M considering the amount being deferred. This contract looks like it was made to allow the Dodgers to grab more players in this offseason.
Ohtani is going to the only team with a Japanese-American manager. Dave Roberts' mom is from Japan. I don't know if Dave speaks much Japanese, but he should get on the phone with her to work on his language skills. I'm sure Shohei will still have his translator, but that has to increase his comfort level.
大谷さん、ドジャースへようこそ!!! ドジャースのファンとしてこの日を長く待っていました。Ohtani-san, welcome to the Dodgers!! As a Dodgers fan, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. The blue looks good on you.
I wish him the best. I do. I live in MN and as a Twins fan, I have experienced when we get big players like Joe Mauer and Carlos Correa to name two. They come in with a great attitude and a crazy contract comes into play and...... Nothing. I do hope to see Ohatani in a World Series cause one, he definitely deserves it but two, for that kind of money, you better single handedly win the World Series. That is money that would easily build an all around solid team and I'll never understand the one sided player pay. Game on. All eyes will be on Shohei Ohatani but I guess that's the point.
..as a Jays fan..losing Shohei bites..but realizing he will demand $ 100.000 per at bat for 10 years..walk, hit, strikeout or hit by pitch..100 large..way too much..
Because he wants to win?? Give me a break I can think of about 250 million reasons more than even Patrick Mahomes made that tell me he signed there for a very large, very green reason and that’s it. If he wanted to win. He could’ve gone to Texas or a number of other places. He went to the team that offered the most money. If someone else was offering $800 mil he would’ve signed there.
@@raver098yes9 Well that’s great, but as a longtime baseball fan, I can no longer relate. Have been to two games in ten years. I’m no longer paying their ticket prices to support these salaries. Let the corporate sponsors do it. Goodbye baseball. 👏
@@dantedepiro5677 Babe Ruth was playing against a bunch of fat white dudes, Daniel Tosh has a great joke about this from like over a decade ago let’s see how much pointing he would’ve done with somebody like CC Sabathia throwing him 90 mile an hour sliders 🤣🤣
They win? They haven’t won a real World Series in decades but if you count the Bubble Trophy they have the same amount as the Jays over the past 30 years.
I’m not a dodgers fan in the slightest but you have to count the 2020 series win. The regular season being shortened is a moot point. They won it under the conditions that all the teams were subjected too. It is what it is.
@@eyebeebak I realize math isn't your strength but winning after playing a 60 game season is not exactly the marathon accomplishment the real World Series actually entails.
@@The-CoffeeMan Win in October after playing for 6 months then I'll consider you a true champion because winning in a vacuum should be treated as such. They played more games prior to the '94 strike yet never declared a champion, so playing 60 games then holding the playoffs is a joke. It is a 1/3 of a World Series because that is how much effort was required to win
@@adellis24they win more than the angels? And have also made the playoffs for an entire decade straight. Oh and also have like 4 straight 100 win seasons.
HATERS START TALKING ABOUT RISKS. NAH. JERSEY SALES, SOUVENIRS, EVERY GAME TICKETS, COMMERCIALS/ FOOD OR WHATEVER ENDORSEMENTS WILL GET THAT MONEY BACK BEFORE 5 YEARS. WELL DESERVED. I KNOW TROUT AND JUDGE HAD SOME GOOD CONTRACTS BEFORE BUT THIS DUDE IS A UNICORN. EVERYTHING THAT HE BRINGS TO THE GAME WILL PAY THE CONTRACT EASILY!!
@@daharos I’ve actually won a lot.. if you mean as a baseball Gm, I’ll never get the chance. Please learn how to use the language you speak, and not be rude if you’d like to have a conversation about the topic. The dodgers are playing money ball bingo. They have more money than most teams in the league, tough to win a rigged game, but that’s the only way most people even play
congratulations my dude congratulations ball masher congratulations Mr. do everything the best of luck on the other side lots of love from Canada and to Japan as well 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴
Shohei deserves the $700 million. Don't think money is that important to Shohei. Dodgers may give him a chance to win the series. Being in LA helps, I guess.
All these beat reporters rushing him to make a decision was such an awful thing to do. Nobody rushed Machado or Harper when they signed in February. All athletes should do what Shohei did today and announce their decision through their socials
@@CalebWilliams2030that’s because machado is the padres he was the first one they signed from the new crop and he signed when the team had no other big signings he commuted to the organization and now they’re paying him back
Shohei once said he was going to join Dodgers when he graduated Highschool but he ended up playing for Japanese professional baseball that resulted in increasing baseball fans in Japan…. His focus has been always passion rather than money. He has made so many choices over money for years and that is one of many reasons he is loved and respected so much by Japanese. Dodgers has been scouting him since 2012 and it was Shohei’s long term dream to join the team since he was little boy.
Yes we know the Angles fucked this up.
Starts off with an unneeded apology to his fans, what a great player and even better person!!!
It's because that's Japanese culture. I wish younger generations of Americans honored humility as well.
@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781they grow up terrified from the repercussions. Grass ain't ain't always greener bro. Dodgers lost in this fugaze shake.
He needed to apologize for signing such a contract. When Dodgers tickets get hiked next season, you'll know who to blame.
@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 Strengths are weaknesses. Weaknesses are strengths. Just depends on the situation and lens.
Even with the massive cultural differences, US and Japan share a value set (executed wildly different).
you are brainwashed, stop listening to those voices in your head before u find yourself desolate@@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781
As a massive lifelong Dodger fan, this is incredible but we should've made it out of the NLDS this year with the squad we had. Now that Ohtani is here, we better never choke like that for the next TEN YEARS!!! 🤣
Really? This past team over performed. So many had the Padres winning the division.
I am expecting 7 rings for that amount of cash LA dropped
Not a dodgers fan by any means. But yes two years in a row, this is a Dave Roberts problem. Though I never see anyone talking about this. He has got to go, its time.
I don’t know how they won 100 games with that rotation and that bottom of the order.
@@Berserker006Dave Roberts was definitely not the problem last year. Mookie and Freeman combined 1 hit all series is the problem.
I follow MLB from here in UK, mainly on RUclips. I'm delighted the boy has gone along the street to join my favourite team and hope it won't take him much longer to get to the office. I'm even more relieved he hasn't joined another team that he'd almost certainly help to get to the playoffs. Show 'em the curve and knock the cover off the ball lad.
We need the sidemen to react to Historic Dodgers moments
More asians are getting into baseball thanks to Shohei. I for one didn't watch MLB, until World Baseball Classic and saw the greatness of Sho.
Rumors were 12 year 600m for Blue Jays, 10 year 700m is INSANE
If the majority of the contract is deferred, then this might actually be a pretty good deal. $350 million to be paid 20 years from now isn't much, relative to having to pay it now.
Rumors of him going to Toronto was all BS. He was always going to the Dodgers
Who wants to go to Toronto anyway.
Oh good. More rumors.
He took the deferred payment for 20-30 years. He gonna get paid multi millions way pass his retirement.
Im a dodgers fan so I’m very happy today
I'm ecstatic
I want Yamamoto too
@@andrewderuiter1665 , my first thought
Y'all better win a couple of WS for the amount of money the Dodgers are paying him
Can't wait for the season to start
he pitches, he hits, he runs, he sell tickets and jerseys. Worth every penny!
He’s not pitching next year
@@LaniChanel-l6iits a 10 year contract bro. Even if he doesnt pitch next year, he can pitch the following year. + he have his whole country on his back so dodgers will earn that 700m back without difficulty
He won't need to carry the team like he did with the Angels. That alone will increase his longevity.
Ohtani is God in Japan. Dodgers will bring a lots of money from entire country Japan.
Not pitching, not fielding 70 mil for a .274 career DH...
He doesn’t care if the money if deferred, he makes so much from endorsements and the backing of Japan’s loyal fans. I’m already waiting to order our family his jersey 😂
High risk high reward. Amazing player.
Not high risk. Even if he rides the bench his jersey sales will pay back that 300 million by year 3. And now the dodgers have all of Japan supporting them.
@EvanCeja the risk is he don't pitch at all
@@Dmp49ersthat’s literally the worst case scenario, modern technology says he will.
What risk? He’s one of the greatest baseball players of this century
Risk? Don't be ridiculous.
I was at work today and 😂this made my day 😴🇨🇦🇺🇸
Congrats to Shohei and the Dodgers!
Im buying an Ohtani jersey and I'm a Giants fan!!😂😂😢
😂😂😂😂😂
Disgrace to GIANTS NATION!
You’re part of the problem
That’s why giants and angels suck!!
@guard099 buddy your shitty organization won 1 chip in 25 years. Stfu.
My man has 36 Chambers, Evil Empire, Dark Side of the Moon, OK Computer, and a NES on his shelf and he is breaking the Shohei deal.
What a time to be alive.
Believe it or not the Dodgers are still in need of (playoff) pitchers and hitters. It's the the Dave Roberts era: Win all season long, then lose when it counts 😂
They need two pitchers for this year. Then work Othani in 2025/26, no more than 12 to 15 games per year. Keeping fresh for Post Season
As an Angels fan, I get it… I totally get understand. Arte Moreno has to sell the team.
There are a lot of people who are butthurt he didn't come to their team, but guess what?
1) He left Japan to come here and play early
2)He put in years with one of the most incompetent franchises in the league and gave their fans something to cheer for (2 unanimous MVPs)
3) He's bringing international
attention to the sport that we haven't seen in years
4) HE'S LITERALLY DOING SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT SEEN IN A 100 YEARS AND MAYBE NEVER WILL AGAIN
He can go wherever he wants. Just be glad you were here to witness it, and be grateful that we get such a player in our league.
It's funny how his commitment to winning also led him to the team that offered him the most money. Good for him but it was always about who was going to offer the biggest bag.
Amen. It's always about the money.
Being a giants fan that's the last team I wanted to see him go to but I'm really happy for him because he is unlike any other player that has ever played the game.
Shohei owns ALL of Los Angeles now!
He can help the homeless there....the very large homeless population.
@@shonuf5152
No kidding! 😂
…..Lebron has entered the chat
@nonobrobro3310 yeah with his fake bubble chip and 5 game wins trophy. Oh and his shitty attempt at being an actor on a jordan remake.
It's crazy how this news overshadowed NBA Finals 😮
Jeff Passan's backdrop is dope!
Yessir lol
Ohtani is the goat. Best on the best.
Definitely high risk, high reward. What I don't hear mentioned often is that it's a awful lot of pressure on Shohei. Imagine being signed to the largest contract in the history of sports. You can bet the pressure will be on to perform.
He better never strike out for 700M.
His focus will be Hitting ONLY= 50 HRs, 10 triples and 25 stolen bases. World series is coming back to LA.
Then you must not know Ohtani well lol cus he LIVES FOR THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND BIG MOMENTS. He's been doing it his whole life. How many times did he have to put the Angels on his back and it got him nowhere? Now he has the help from 2 future HOFs (Betts, Freeman) and the resources to be competitive every single season. A lot of that money in his contract is deferred to represent that. If the Dodgers address their imperative need for pitching which I guarantee they will, the post-season won't be an issue either as long as they can remain HEALTHY and they're just getting started with free agency. The arms are coming! WS bound. Book it 💙💪🏽
WBC
No matter what he's already the Goat. Only Dodgers fans would be disappointed, but no matter what he's still gonna make back the 700M for the Dodgers in ticket sales and hype
there is 162 games per season... $70M/yr (x 10 yrs=$700M) equal to $432,098/game
imagine the tax he gonna get tho from the mlb 😂😂
Is he getting paid for this upcoming season even though he's hurt?
most likely
There's going to be so many young players trying to pitch and hit.
& there goes the sport. Nail in the coffen.
@@hulkhogan4123I don't know. They need to do something. MLB isn't the sport most guys aspire to play anymore. It's an old timer fan sport.
my heart swelled reading that IG post of Ohtani, especially the part where he pledges to give his best for the team and for baseball. What a human being!
you are going overboard here
@@user-jv9qz2bu1r well that's my true feelings, there's no right or wrong
Well deserved congratulations Ohtani
Sho' Time's back in LA! ⚾️
Shohei ohtani 700 million dollar man crazy money 💰
How about Pasan’s music collection?! Very diverse!
The dude has been known for his precise schedule and routine. The guy feels comfortable in LA.
I love passan! He is very clear about his analysis on baseball!😂❤❤❤
Huge contract for Shohei Ohtani, well deserved 👏👏👏👏
No it’s not it’s ridiculous
By the time he started playing he's going to be 30 years old 🤔 The Chinese are paying half their money
Nobody deserves that obscene amount of $. We've gone off the rails as a society.
Nobody deserves a 700 million dollar contract, certainly not someone who plays a kid's game, regardless of how well he plays it.
@@noName-kn1lx
Yes it is.
Do not speak again.
He deserves every single American penny 🇺🇸
And dodgers will bring every single penny from Japan. Ohtani is God in Japan.
How? Why? Explain
How? Why? Explain
I read somewhere (not sure how accurate it is) that the going fair market value is about $8 million per WAR. So for those into stats, that's $70 million a season, which is about 8.75 WAR a season, 87.5 WAR for the next 10 years. Also remember that a large portion of his money is deferred, bringing the current present value down. Add to that his off the field value. The contract might be as crazy as it first sounds.
Maybe he will give up some money to let the Dodgers get another important player. Who needs $700 million? Not Ohtani. After his first pro contract, he gave the money to his mother and she put him on a couple thousand dollars a month budget, but he still did not spend it all. He didn't even have a drivers license back then because he was always at the facility working out and didn't need a car. He eats, sleep and breathes baseball.
He can't give money to Dodgers. He is taking the payments over a longer period so the Dodgers can have money now to spend on other players.
He'll eat and sleep better.
You want to give away money? Give away yours, you delusional dipshitt.
HOLY? EYE POPPING? 10 YEARS? NAH. SHOHEI DESERVES THE BEST CONTRACT AND THE LOVE OF THE FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD THAN ANYONE ELSE THAT SET THAT STANDARDS ON BASEBALL ON AN SUPERB ELITE AND MONSTROUS LEVEL. CONGRATS TO THE DODGERS. WE JUST WANNA SEE THE MAN PLAY THE GAME.. 👍🏽
OHTANI DONT NEED AN APOLOGY FOR TAKING TOO LONG. FANS ARE EXCITER WHEREVER YOU GO. SHOHEI IS MY KIDS HERO🫶🏽
Superb elite? Monstrous? Lol. You kidding me. Corey Seager had a better season than that overrated player. Only lead in one stat last season. Only people that want to see him play are his fans.
@@dEadon23ok, but can he pitch tho?
@Iverson8811 that's all you got? Lol Neither can he. When he gets in trouble they pull him out so he's doesn't get the loss. You act like he's this dominant pitcher. There have been batters that needed to pitch and did pretty good. This guy is all show...no results. Media hypes him and people like you follow. Compare world series titles and playoff wins and see where the two stand.
Jeff has some amazing albums back there. He has great music taste, for sure
Let's GO!!! Congrats Dodgers. Time to get an Ohtani jersey.
Ohtani will be a world champion with the dodgers this decade! 🎉
Lol good luck
Lol yeah good luck that's a huge chunk
He's more likely not going to pitch a full season ever again and the Dodgers will eat the biggest contract in major league sports. this will actually hurt them. I finally see a window for other teams now.
No one is worth that kind of money.
Passan is the man and let’s speak about about his 🔥 backdrop no one has better just look at what are on the shelves 🥶
The deferral is a complete work around the system that should and will have to be addressed next CBA. It's not fair to teams that don't have the same spending power as teams like the dodgers. It should be just like hockey, average annual salary counts towards the cap regardless of contract structure and signing bonuses. The 70 million per year average should 100% be counted towards the luxury tax.
Well!, very well deserved!, well earned $700mm for the best current player in baseball. For us who like baseball, we live baseball, we are passionate about baseball, we feel rejoiced by Shohei's success, we wish him success, that he continues to delight us with his talent... at a good time! long live baseball!
no one is worth that kinda of money, when will this stop
@@ihl8608when consumers such as us are no longer willing to pay a ridiculous asking price for their product. More we pay the more they earn.
He is one generation player. He is making baseball great again!!!
After i saw what happened with the highest payroll teams last season i don't know if that contract make sense
You make the most sense in this dillusional thread. Thank you for actually watching.
@@hulkhogan4123you're spreading negativity all over this comment section huh?
We know Yamamoto is on his way to the Dodgers too with Ohtani’s deferred contract!!!
I'm hoping then I'll be Happy but if we don't get any of those pitchers that are available I'll be sick
How much for a trophy.? Yay! We win. 😒
Yes sir my boy got paid and he got paid big time!!! He deserves every penny of that$ 700 million Now there is no more excuses for the dodgers they've got to win a World series that moved to get otani means you better win a World series or two
Not trynna be a troll here but honestly bro needs to b at least 3 chips to justify the deed. Dodgers got duped. Fugaze.
With a jacked up arm and DH-ing only? And nobody is worth that. Excessive and ridiculous. Think it's expensive to go to a Dodgers game now?
_"It's time for Dodger baseball!"_
And he's worth every single penny, too. He's the first two-way baseball player of worth since Babe Ruth. And since the National League has just recently adopted the DH, he can fill that spot when he's not pitching. He's also a great defensive player, but the Dodgers may want to keep him more as a DH, as lately he has been injured. So they'll probably want to make sure their investment is protected.
And he doesn't even have to move out of his house.
And the best part is, the Dodgers beat the Yankees _again!_ 😝
Not worth every penny. The fact a person can even get that amount to play baseball just shows how broken our society is.
@@icomment7715it can show our society is broken while still being worth every penny to the dodgers
No, he isn't, and neither is anyone else.
Im a dodger fan and i can say a few things with complete certainty. This signing is just as much about money as it is about baseball. Hes going to be worth hundreds of millions in revenue in advertising, tv, foreign merchandising/tv, etc. Also, he decided on the dodgers 2 years ago.
Typical Fugaze scheme. Goodluck.
@@hulkhogan4123cry more
Showtime is the definition of greatness and hard work
A great DH and a good pitcher when he's healthy. Probably not worth the money as a player, but likely worth it for marketing.
What's the joy in winning a world series when you are literally just buying it. No suspense or drama involved.
Why the Dodgers? $700 million dollars. Enough said.
US, Japanese fans will follow him wherever he goes 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Reminds me of the 10 year mega deal the Angels gave Pujols. Wont end well
Are you really trying to compare Ohtani to Pujols..??
@@oscaru5342 if you have to ask that question you’re obviously too young to remember the the 2011 trade value of Albert Pujols
I agree! These 10 year deals are risky. Ask the Angels about Albert and the Yankees about ARod
Pujols sucked cuz he couldn’t run anymore. Ohtani is one of the fastest players in the game. He also pitches. And is several years younger than Albert when he signed. Stupid comparison.
@@ted6580 also too young. Stick to Minecraft junior
Three things on this deal:
1. Ohtani was signing with the Dodgers all along. The only question was the number 2. Ohtani didn't sign with them for any other reason than money. If he just wanted to win, why did he need $700M to sign? 3. His agent did a great job, lying to the other teams, using them only to pump up that price
There are deferments. He did that to keep the yearly salary lower to sign other players each year. Dodgers have the most wins (662) since 2017. 31 more than any other team. So yes it was about money and wins.
He did just want to win. The present value of this contract is much lower than $700M considering the amount being deferred. This contract looks like it was made to allow the Dodgers to grab more players in this offseason.
Ohtani is going to the only team with a Japanese-American manager. Dave Roberts' mom is from Japan. I don't know if Dave speaks much Japanese, but he should get on the phone with her to work on his language skills. I'm sure Shohei will still have his translator, but that has to increase his comfort level.
@@ykyang5786 Whatever helps you sleep at night
These are the 3 1. We knew the entire time 2. He wants to win 3. End of conversation
May shohei ohtani is good dodgers win them world series
The greatest player in MLB history.
He’s not even better than betts, most talented but not greatest or best.
大谷さん、ドジャースへようこそ!!!
ドジャースのファンとしてこの日を長く待っていました。Ohtani-san, welcome to the Dodgers!! As a Dodgers fan, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. The blue looks good on you.
I wish him the best. I do. I live in MN and as a Twins fan, I have experienced when we get big players like Joe Mauer and Carlos Correa to name two. They come in with a great attitude and a crazy contract comes into play and...... Nothing. I do hope to see Ohatani in a World Series cause one, he definitely deserves it but two, for that kind of money, you better single handedly win the World Series. That is money that would easily build an all around solid team and I'll never understand the one sided player pay. Game on. All eyes will be on Shohei Ohatani but I guess that's the point.
Good for MLB,big money will come in❤
$70 million for one year = $191,780.82 per day or $432,098.76 per game (162 games).
Okay now calculate how much he will bring into the franchise..
A asset management team is needed 🇨🇦🇺🇸😁
..as a Jays fan..losing Shohei bites..but realizing he will demand $ 100.000 per at bat for 10 years..walk, hit, strikeout or hit by pitch..100 large..way too much..
Because he wants to win?? Give me a break I can think of about 250 million reasons more than even Patrick Mahomes made that tell me he signed there for a very large, very green reason and that’s it. If he wanted to win. He could’ve gone to Texas or a number of other places. He went to the team that offered the most money. If someone else was offering $800 mil he would’ve signed there.
I can’t make $70K a year, and this guy makes $70 mil/year 😆
I know. This guy can buy World peace with that money. His tax guy probably makes over 70k a year 😂
Now imagine what the billionaires make a day, either way best of luck to Ohtani.
@@raver098yes9 Well that’s great, but as a longtime baseball fan, I can no longer relate. Have been to two games in ten years. I’m no longer paying their ticket prices to support these salaries. Let the corporate sponsors do it. Goodbye baseball. 👏
Glad to see Ohtani join the Dodgers!
As a Braves fan, I am worried about this one. But the playoffs in MLB seem just up in the air anyway, just like this season.
He’ll never live up to contract. Dodgers will regret giving one player $70,000,000 a year.
Wow. This contract may finally kill baseball for good.
Indeed
Apparently want Yamamoto and Burns.
You godamn right! The yellow man gets the highest paid sports contract in history!! Asian Athletes for the win!!
This sounds good now but this deal will blow up in the dodgers face
He knew he couldn't win with the Angels
no one can…. terrible organization
Trout proves that. They wasted his prime. Now he’s an aging superstar on a big contract. He deserves to play in a World Series .
BOOYAKASHA let’s go dodgers 👏 👏, 👏 👏 👏
Deferred salary too, for the roster, what a champ, this guy.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
$700 for an injured 29 year-old with 2 Tommy John surgeries?
Love that Wu-Tang freshman album on vinyl.
He’s a generational player he’s like the next Babe Ruth.
Bro, do u watch? He's been 6yrs + in Japan. Late to the party. Dodgers got duped.
Babe Ruth was hitting more home runs than entire teams. Career OPS 1.164! Find a different comp; there was only one Babe Ruth.
@@hulkhogan4123do you even watch baseball? lol
@@dantedepiro5677 Babe Ruth was playing against a bunch of fat white dudes, Daniel Tosh has a great joke about this from like over a decade ago let’s see how much pointing he would’ve done with somebody like CC Sabathia throwing him 90 mile an hour sliders 🤣🤣
@@hulkhogan4123how
I am signing up with Spectrum next year.
They win? They haven’t won a real World Series in decades but if you count the Bubble Trophy they have the same amount as the Jays over the past 30 years.
they just won a workd series 2 years ago. LOL
I’m not a dodgers fan in the slightest but you have to count the 2020 series win. The regular season being shortened is a moot point. They won it under the conditions that all the teams were subjected too. It is what it is.
@@eyebeebak I realize math isn't your strength but winning after playing a 60 game season is not exactly the marathon accomplishment the real World Series actually entails.
@@The-CoffeeMan Win in October after playing for 6 months then I'll consider you a true champion because winning in a vacuum should be treated as such. They played more games prior to the '94 strike yet never declared a champion, so playing 60 games then holding the playoffs is a joke. It is a 1/3 of a World Series because that is how much effort was required to win
@@adellis24they win more than the angels? And have also made the playoffs for an entire decade straight. Oh and also have like 4 straight 100 win seasons.
HATERS START TALKING ABOUT RISKS. NAH. JERSEY SALES, SOUVENIRS, EVERY GAME TICKETS, COMMERCIALS/ FOOD OR WHATEVER ENDORSEMENTS WILL GET THAT MONEY BACK BEFORE 5 YEARS. WELL DESERVED. I KNOW TROUT AND JUDGE HAD SOME GOOD CONTRACTS BEFORE BUT THIS DUDE IS A UNICORN.
EVERYTHING THAT HE BRINGS TO THE GAME WILL PAY THE CONTRACT EASILY!!
I like Jeff Passen, just based on the fact that he has Enter the Wu-Tang, Rage against the Machine, and a Nintendo.
I wouldn’t have taken the risk for potentially just a DH. Las angels Yankees now.
and that's why you'd never win anything. you don't win without taking risks.
@@daharos I’ve actually won a lot.. if you mean as a baseball Gm, I’ll never get the chance. Please learn how to use the language you speak, and not be rude if you’d like to have a conversation about the topic. The dodgers are playing money ball bingo. They have more money than most teams in the league, tough to win a rigged game, but that’s the only way most people even play
Good for him.
congratulations my dude congratulations ball masher congratulations Mr. do everything the best of luck on the other side lots of love from Canada and to Japan as well 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴
I shock that NYY and BR didn't break their bank for him.
Ill take soto and bellinger over him anyday
Sheesh dodgers baby need a jersey soon
Shohei deserves the $700 million. Don't think money is that important to Shohei. Dodgers may give him a chance to win the series. Being in LA helps, I guess.
go Dodgers!!!
The big king of baseball biggest contract
This man is about to get a world series trophy
Everytime someone signs we get messages like this 😂😂😂. For all you know he could throw one pitch and blow his arm out again
Everyone saying it was a bad deal the guy accepted the incentive based contract so give us room to get players
The pressure to win has never been higher for the Dodgers
Go Dodgers!!!💙💙💙
All these beat reporters rushing him to make a decision was such an awful thing to do. Nobody rushed Machado or Harper when they signed in February. All athletes should do what Shohei did today and announce their decision through their socials
They were Boras clients that were over valued and held out until teams got desperate. Harper is great, but Machado fleeced the Padres.
@@CalebWilliams2030that’s because machado is the padres he was the first one they signed from the new crop and he signed when the team had no other big signings he commuted to the organization and now they’re paying him back
I just like that Passan has Wu-Tang , Rage Against the Machine and a Nintendo in his office
Ohtani and Purdy had the same surgeon. The dude is legit lol.