“Inevitable” - Rich Eisen Reacts to Shohei Ohtani’s Massive 10-Year/$700M Dodgers Contract 

Dude actually apologized to us as baseball fans for handling his own business, weighing a pivotal life decision towards finding his next destination as a generational player. Japanese, to the absolute core. Unrivaled politeness and etiquette. I wish this man all the success he's hopefully going to bring Los Angeles.

Ohtani going to the Dodgers just always made the most sense from a money, winning, and most importantly for his health. For his ability to a quality pitcher for a significant period of his career going to the Dodgers who have the best medical staff in baseball.

he's proven good under pressure consistently! hes worth way more watch dodgers will make tons of money

You're such a great dad. Ohtani staying in a huge market that has a very diverse community is the right call for him. It's also a huge money maker for tv rights and merchandise for the Dodgers. Anyone who went to an Angels game since he's been there can see how many sponsors were from Japan.

The last 20 years, people who LOVE and understand Baseball, have lamented the gradual loss of popularity in comparison to the NFL and NBA. Baseball needs a "Renaissance" and this will be a HUGE boost WORLDWIDE in popularity. This is GREAT for Baseball. Kudo's Dodgers.. Kudo's Ohtani.

So happy we got him

Dodgers are going to be crazy next year.

he wins a ring and his journey is complete.

I live in DC, and will be travelling home to LA to watch the great one in Dodger Blue for 2 or three games.

A Very Rare 2 Way Player for 10 years 700 Million is Worth it! 👌

Ohtani wanted to play for Dodgers ever since he was in highschool.

Braves fan here. this is gonna be a hell of a season

LETS GO DODGERS

Deferring 680 mil from 2034 to 2043 is mind blowing from both sides. Hats off to both

For guys who criticize this 700mil, like Stephen smith, Mad dog Russo, they know nothing about marketing and economics. That's why they just need to stick to their desks. As Bob Costas, Harold Reynolds among others have said, Shohei is a brand. No other baseball player right now have that level of following. Dodgers are smart enough to know that they will recoup this money and more.

I dont know any baseball! but i am ordering all othani gear

Do you know how popular Ohtani is in Japan? He is more popular with the people than the best basketball player in Japan, the best soccer player in Japan, or the children of the Emperor.

Othani is the greatest player of our generation. He is the GOAT!!

It's Showtime for Sho-Time! ⚾

Dude is deferring like 99% of his salary to 2034 and after. Will be making 2 million against the cap throughout his contract years. Ohtani will be taking a $240 million hit by deferring this that long. Ohtani is crazy for doing this.

I agree with them at the end. The writing on the wall was that Dodgers were the only one who are able to afford him and actually willing to splurge. Mets were def in the talking as of this season, but not after that fiasco they had.

😁 Dodgers got a Great Deal! Ohtani is worth a billion plus! I'm in CO... I'm going to Dodgers game now!

Shohei has just signed as a Dodger but hasn’t played a single game yet . BUT, jersey advanced orders are faster than they can make it 😂 700 million is peanuts compared to $355 MILLION (2023) a year of Ohtani sales revenue for the Dodgers. That $355 Million of last year will be easily hands down, surpassed by Dodger fans, NEW Dodger fans and international Shohei fans. Imagine a conservative estimate of $400 Million sales X 10 years = $4 Billion Ohtani sales revenue $4,000,000,000 😊 over $700 M

Mission Accomplished!! Damn Right!! Let's go Dodgers!!!

Let's focus on what "Del Tufo" said about "Advertising". Name ONE Japanese company that WON'T WANT TO ADVERTISE AT DODGER STADIUM.. On Dodger RADIO, Dodger Billboards, Dodger TV broadcast. The Dodgers will be hiring a team of Japanese speaking market sales people and I honestly think, they will make "50 Million dollars a year". Japan is a wealthy country.. Ohtani is their GOLDEN BOY in the countries favorite sport. My goodness.. I lived near Tokyo (in Yokosuka) in 2006'-2008' and they love to advertise. Now those Japanese companies will have the ADDED benefit of Ohtani being paired with the DODGERS... I think the Dodgers GM and executives.. those who crunch numbers.. will make a NET PROFIT of 300 MILLION in the next 10 years.

Dodgers are paying Ohtani basically two all star MLB salaries. No other MLB player should come close unless they pitch or hit as well.

The Dodgers are going to collect billions off this deal

ドジャースでワールドシリーズに出て世界一になれば、彼の目標達成シートは完結する🎉

As a dodger fan I'm looking forward to June 7th

He brings in crazy money 600k jerseys is roughly $70 million dollars before the increase in ticket prices. LA is gonna make a ton of money after paying $70 million a year

Hope they add extra capacity for the merchandise store 😂, cause Ohtani is gonna crush it 😊

i think we underestimate "most of his wage is deferrals" ......

And he’s deferring $680 million of it and gets paid ONLY $2 million a year. The guy is a FUCKING LEGEND.

$2Mil a year and $680Mil in deferred money. Wild.

As a Jays man, this is very sad

Yes! The MLB acknowledges Shohei's inevitability for itself and might have planned that false and deceiving threepenny show of Shohei's flying to Toronto which brought Blue Jays and its fans to unnecessary despair. That's quite ridiculous.

大谷に投じたお金は数年ですぐに 回収出来る。安すぎるぐらいだ。

i hope the dodgers allow ohtani to be a closing pitcher while he DH throughout the season...in order to pro-long his career...to see the UNICORN in play-off baseball

Maybe they can have a $20 hotdog night promotion at Dodger Stadium for the fan on a budget..

Gonna have to get use that to blue but man am I hype!!!! From red to blue!!! Let GOOOOOOO

The Angels were in a no-win situation: If they had traded Ohtani for prospects who didn't pan out, then everyone would say what a typical loser move they made by giving up on a generational talent. It didn't work out, but I'm glad they at least tried to keep Ohtani. Also their owner is notorious for squeezing every single dollar out of their farm system from the moment he took over, which is probably related to them having the worst rated farm system multiple times over the last 20-ish yrs, so what's the likelihood they could have developed any prospects?

He deferred a huge amount...basically almost all of it is on the back end

So the Angels get nothing in return? Didn't trade him and get a bonanza, didn't sign him....how very Angels. How is their GM allowed to keep his job?

The dodgers offered Ohtani 700mil at the first meeting…they went all in. Blue jays had to offer 800mil

Native Angeleno. At the 0.20 timestamp - someone had to say it!

Hey rich I saw you in simiI valley you were watching your sons baseball game you were in left field watching it was really Windy.

apperently the jays made the same offer of 700 mil

Every sports-minded parent signing their kid up for little league right now 😂😅

Let's so forward dodgers!!!

You wanna walk ohtani?!?!?!? “are you sure about that.” Invisible dude.

you could give your starters an extra day off by having him.

Shohei🎉

I’m predicting 3 word series championships for the dodgers with this move

Ohtani could be first base, pitcher, DH, outfielder, relief pitcher. He's going to make MLB fun to watch. Hopefully homerun king and lowest ERA

Daddy is a wise man ❤

$142,000 per at bat with 500 appearance avg per season.

...the REAL Los Angeles team. The other team is in name only.

Yes rich, the way it should have been from day one. 😊

😂Thats every Dad in America 😂

If the Dodgers don't become a serious dynasty with their lineup and Shohei as a pitcher, then the Dodgers don't deserve to exist. This line up is par to the mid-late 90s line up the Yankees had that won 4 series

Seriously, why does everyone think Trout want to be anywhere but socal? This has got to stop. Trout isn’t going anywhere and he doesn’t want to leave either.

Anaheim is Orange County, not Los Angeles.

I became a Pirate fan during the 1960 World Series. Listening to the games in my 6th grade class. It was a treat we earned by having a great day of lessons. Also, these were obviously day games. When Maz hit THE home run it sealed the deal for me. Pirates are my team. What broke the bond was the repeated giving up of hope and then players on a regular schedule that is tied to the clubs payroll. I don't have to list the gory mess taking place over the years. The same lame excuses blah, blah, freaking blah. Gerrit Cole and Andrew McCutchen were the last straw. I stopped watching or caring about baseball. I missed it though. So I said to myself, "self, find a new team." So, I did. One that had a history of great players who actually are paid to win. The past few years saw the influx of great players to the team not getting great and leaving. A Mookie (he got paid). A Freddie (he got paid). Now a Shohei, and boy did he ever get paid. They have a management and ownership that actually seems to want the best for the community, their fans and the players. I will always think that Roberto Clemente is the greatest right fielder to play the game. I miss the Buccos but I am now happy to be back. I am excited about the upcoming season. YES!!!

And now after the massive deferrals, LA signs an all star or two 🤯

Win-win game for Dodgers & Ohtani period

I love Simi valley

he will be plagued by injuries or sub par play but the dodgers are loaded

People jealous of this man $700 million dollar contract.

Dodger tickets, $100 for nosebleeds. Edit, still gonna be sweet on binoculars and tv.

Let's play baseball l!! Our national pastime!!

This is what happens when your counter offer offer is in Canadian dollars

when are the dodgers going to get Mike Trout?

2:07 what is this word? (Baseball casual here)

Jeresy #17 will be a retired number league wide after the contract ends.

Ohtani in the outfield next season and I will 💦

Ohtani better be prepared for whats coming when he comes here.

Shohei Ohtani contract + 300 million = 1 BILLION dollars $$$$ !!! I wonder why he wanted to sign with the Dodgers...

imagine being proud of living in Simi Valley lol

That was the perfect way to take a dump on the Blue Jays for being so delusional to think that they could sign their first superstar baseball player since Roger Clemens in 1997

the collective baseball world is salty cus their team didn't land ohtani - no buts or ifs about it. the contract is a bargain - Ohtani's lure pays for itself... AND MAJORITY of his contract is deferred - that means anywhere between 400-600 million is deferred. Dodgers are making bank for the next 10 years and EVERY OTHER BASEBALL TEAM's fan is salty they couldnt land him - don't blame the Dodgers for having a competent organization - tell yours to do better. Don't blame Ohtani for getting the bag and a comepetitve team - he's been a dodger fan for all his life and he made his dreams come true.

My reaction was basically. Ohtani. went. to. a. team. that. won. the. world. series. 3. years. ago. How. exciting. I. can. barely. contain. my. excitement. Anyone asking "what is that voice" it was basically an emotionless voice akin to a sorethroat voice. I'm not angry, I'm just severely disappointed that it isn't just the owners that only care about money. Players are going where the money is instead of where they'll make the most impact.

Mahomes + Micah would be 450MM plus...maybe 100MM for 10 years? Non-QBs are really really screwed in terms of their value in the NFL

I can’t imagine what the Angels fandom is feeling right now. Shoulda traded him. 🤷🏽‍♂️

There's too much hype around this.. I can see the bottom falling out and the Dodgers having another failed postseason year after year.

As an angels fan I can say we all knew this was coming. He wanted to stay is so cal and the angels won’t win anytime soon and just organizationally we are inferior to the dodgers lol we are a joke

Ridiculous amount

I consider Los Angeles everything boxed in by Thousand Oaks, San Fernando, Chino, Dana Point. Sorry, but it's the sprawl.

Ohtani was always going to LAD…they checked every box. Only annoying thing was how obvious this was for years. There was no Ohtani FA sweepstakes. He was only going to one and only one place.

So the Braves win, I love this deal, I get 3 23 million dollar pitchers now.

I get it, but I was secretly hoping he'd want to go to the Mariners or a team that has never won a World Series.

This contract is extremely dangerous for baseball. MLB needs to stop things like deferred payments because it is such an unfair practice and it prices out all the competition in a very underhanded way. Fight me on it if you want. This is bad for the game.

The angel's reported they use to make 25million off ohtani a year..so lets low ball it and say dodgers can make 30million a year. so they only paying ohtani 40million out of pocket to be a 20million hitter and 20million pitcher..i put money on it right now. ..Dodgers are gonna have some talk with ohtani to see if he's open to goin to the outfield if he can no longer pitch..which will basically paying Aaron judge money..

Who cares, doesn’t bother me that he left in the first place. We should have moved from the beginning and focus on other key pieces that we need.

Great. Now I have to root for the Dodgers. I hate baseball and I hate the Dodgers. I'm not rooting for the Dodgers, I will just root for Ohtani.

Ugh this is the last team I wanted to see him go to.

Not taking a shot and Ohtani or having a go, but post UCL tear he will likely never pitch consistently again. 700 million is a bit much for just his bat as good as it is.

My god between you and Colin Cowherd, I don’t him who had the worst sports takes.

I laughed at the pathetic mentions of the Giants being linked to Ohtani. There was less than zero chance they get him. Looking forward to more years of mediocrity while our rival gets more powerful and our ousted HOF manager wins World Series. My team is officially just the A's with a better stadium.

POS shady move. He knew he was going to Dodgers. They knew it. That contract was constructed long before he was a free agent. Wasted teams time and lawyered the system and created a huge issue in competitiveness for poor teams for the future. Wish nothing but the worst for his team and him.

Freddie come back to Atlanta please it’s not funny anymore 😭😭