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I legitimately can’t believe this contract is real.
Still less per year than John Rahm!
I legitimately can’t believe this contract is real.
Probably a better golfer than Rahm too.Still less per year than John Rahm!
I guess they see the total cost of value greater than just His production on field. However, I do agree in the craziness of all that money tied into one asset/player.I hate to say this, but if he can last most of the way through his contract then he's probably worth it. As a starting pitcher (except next season) he's probably worth $35-$40 million a year. As a position player and hitter he's worth 4/5 of about $40 million. So if you look at it that way he might be worth $70 million. But $700 million is a lot to risk on one guy. Imagine the cost of the insurance policy for that contract? Probably more than most guys make!
Did the Mets not teach them anything though?Man the Dodgers are desperate for another 'Real' ring. That 2020 ring....i don't know
If he has to shut it down as a pitcher after a few years, or even reverts to being "merely good" on the mound, that's an awful lot of money to be paying a DH in 7-8 years, even accounting for how contracts will increase between now and then.Over the past 3 seasons, Ohtani has compiled 14.3 WAR batting and 14.3 WAR pitching. So 28.6 total, or an average of 8.9/year. He's not pitching next year. He's already 29, so the contract takes him through age 39. We should presume his performance will decline in at least the final 2-3 years of the contract.
But let's say it doesn't and he stays as productive as he is now. You'd get 8.9 WAR/year for 9 years and 4.4 in the other. That's a total of 84.5 WAR, or 8.45 per year, which is roughly equal to what 1 WAR was worth in 2022 for FAs.
So that's without any decline in performance or loss to injury over the next decade. It's a wash if everything works out perfectly and Ohtani finds the fountain of youth.
I think it's a pretty dumb contract. I could easily see Ohtani setting a record for $/AAV, but I don't think LAD should've gone much north of $500 mill for the term of this contract.
I’m guessing if he ends up not being able to pitch at some point down the line he can switch to actually playing a position.If he has to shut it down as a pitcher after a few years, or even reverts to being "merely good" on the mound, that's an awful lot of money to be paying a DH in 7-8 years, even accounting for how contracts will increase between now and then.
I wonder if the VP sponsorship watched the Purdue/Bama game. Having "Discount Tires" on your playing field is not a great look, lol.Ticket prices about to go through the figurative roof at Chavez Ravine. Bob Wolfe on the phone with the sponsorship department this afternoon: “Sell more signs!!!”
And they'll still lose.It's always been a source of pain here in Pgh that multiple teams had a couple of players, who combined (like Judge and Cole), made more than the entire Pirates payroll. The Dodgers have raised the bar and can now do it with just one guy.
Yeah but the Angels had a ton of Japanese sponsors. My guess is they’ll charge more than double for the LA market.I’m guessing if he ends up not being able to pitch at some point down the line he can switch to actually playing a position.
I'd place the bulk of the blame on Pirate's ownership.It's always been a source of pain here in Pgh that multiple teams had a couple of players, who combined (like Judge and Cole), made more than the entire Pirates payroll. The Dodgers have raised the bar and can now do it with just one guy.
I doubt anyone in Pgh would argue that. Payroll has been >$100 twice, so it's possible w/o making ticket prices too high for fans. But I doubt we'll ever see any payroll north of $125 mill.I'd place the bulk of the blame on Pirate's ownership.
There was a 5-6 year stretch that ended about a decade ago where the Pirates received more money in revenue sharing than they paid in payroll. They'd still be doing it if the WSJ article didn't expose that little scam to the rest of the world.