Tom Verducci on the Long-Term Implications of Ohtani's Contract Deferral | The Rich Eisen Show

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FOX Sports/Sport Illustrated MLB Insider Tom Verducci tells Rich Eisen what the long-term implications of L.A. deferring portions of Shohei Ohtani’s, Mookie Betts’ and Freddie Freeman’s contracts will be on the team and on MLB.
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@omgbygollywow 6 месяцев назад

During his time in NPB, his mother had given him a stipend of $900 a month, and he did not even spend all of it. He did not even have a drivers license because he lived in the dorm and just trained all the time.

@felixfors9340 5 месяцев назад

60 minutes interview show who he is

@yskim2636 6 месяцев назад

Verducci. 100%. Ohtani is changing the game. On and off the field. And it takes an outsider. A truly great outsider. Dodgers are blessed.

@MIKELIN8 6 месяцев назад

This proves that Ohtani cares more about winning championships than any thing else. He knows how much money he makes, and he wants to play on the best team he can play on.

@The40Glock1 6 месяцев назад

Well yeah easy division

@JuiceBoxScott 6 месяцев назад

@@The40Glock1 One that had two teams over 100 wins the previous year and also San Diego that's been trying to buy up players like the Dodgers/Yankees. You don't really watch baseball, do you?

@The40Glock1 6 месяцев назад

@@JuiceBoxScott harder then ALW you're saying?

@user-xr1xs1zy2z 6 месяцев назад

Go to sleep kiddo@@The40Glock1

@coryvincent1932 6 месяцев назад

Yes. The NL West historically is harder than the AL West. @@The40Glock1

@MJAriola 6 месяцев назад

After watching rendon and angels ohtani just decided to keep the money for future and just focus on rings

@anthonyfam5469 6 месяцев назад

Haha He didn’t wanna be like a Rendon lol

@victorle7693 6 месяцев назад

Arte Moreno and his angels traumatized him if anything, he’s tired of losing. Trout may have been a superstar but the angels didn’t have any great pitchers.

@therealbs2000 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely anyone blaming the dodgers should really be blaming the angels

@anthonyfam5469 6 месяцев назад

Haha Arte Moreno and Anthony Rendon for sure traumatized him.. The Angels were so bad man.. no clutch hitting and committing defensive errors.. it was hard to watch sometimes

@danieldunlap4077 6 месяцев назад

The look on his face after some of those games was just sad. You could see he was tired of losing, tired of doing these heroics for the team, going above and beyond to win games, and yet the team wasn't investing in themselves.

@k9spjack 6 месяцев назад

The Dodgers also don't have any "Great Pitcher's." And there's no way of knowing that Ohtani will be the same Pitcher when he comes back from his second Tommy John Surgery! So the odds are high that the Dodgers will be paying Ohtani $700 million dollars to be a DH! But I don't think that they care, because the Dodgers are owned by multiple billionaires!

@kochobashi 6 месяцев назад

He's always thinking about the development of baseball. And with this contract, he raises questions about the inconsistency of the current "CBT". He does not ask for deferred interest and is not even afraid of future inflation. And after 10 years, he will use huge money he earns, not for himself, but for someone else. For the development of baseball, which he loves. For example, if he donates some ballparks for baseball kids, that's exactly the American dream.

@Teremei 6 месяцев назад

He doesn't really think about baseball at all. What he did is make a super team even more powerful. What do you think this does to the small market teams in terms of competitive balance. I think if he did this for a small market team it would have been commendable. But what he did is go to a super team, as a way to get an easy ring. It makes him look selfish and like a coward.

@wehttam6988 6 месяцев назад

⁠@@TeremeiSure, deferring money so your team can win AND get MORE players is Selfish. Bro you are delusional/mad that another team didn’t get Ohtani. If he went to a small team it would of been worse. The small market teams wouldn’t be able to afford it regardless of deferment. Look at the Angels, on his PREVIOUS contract they couldn’t get any other good players. Now just imagine if they had $700 million on the books, now or later, it puts them in more of a hole. Being that it’s thee LA market he was able to defer his pay, the endorsements would be enough for him off the field. Hence why he went to LA even though San Francisco offered him the same. Just as this video said, he was willing to play for FREE if the off field stuff was right. What other star is willing to do that?

@mitchellvang2691 6 месяцев назад

Imagine making $50 million endorsement and 2 million from the Dodger yearly for the next 10 years and still gets to collect $680 million after he retired.

@thanhclips 6 месяцев назад

Ohtani is built different. Dude gave up potentially 100-150M by coming at 23 instead of waiting 2 years. Crazy. Who would choose this?

@jlui21 6 месяцев назад

Answer: Shohei. The only person to beat Ohtani's record is...Shohei, lol

@keithseagroves3591 6 месяцев назад

Great player, great contract!! How many players have lived up to massive contracts? Hope he does!! Helluva ball player. But, theres many that never won a thing.

@marksstudio 6 месяцев назад

He's a different cat just as Verducci said. Raised in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior. Honor, respect, courage. That's what matters to this guy. Money? Not so much. Now that really is special, and he deserves to be called the Unicorn.

@alphazero73 6 месяцев назад

He ain't lying about the playoffs. MLB is a complete free for all in the post season

@panzer5033 6 месяцев назад

The competitive balance tax is BS when teams like the As and Pirates just pocket the money.

@russellkanning 6 месяцев назад

this is going to be so much fun

@paulconnor689 6 месяцев назад

Going off Verducci's last point, the MLB postseason would be much better if every series were 7 games. It just feels too random.

@Lexyboogie 6 месяцев назад

It’s been hilarious watching how perplexed Americans are by this deal. Newsflash: life isn’t all about maximizing dollars

@JohnM-sw4sc 6 месяцев назад

He did maximize dollars lol He got 200 mil more than people expected Where are you from ? Canada ?

@randallmarsh1187 6 месяцев назад

@@JohnM-sw4sc And by deferring 68 million every year and not investing it in low risk investments he's losing $240-$280 million at a minimum!

@JohnM-sw4sc 6 месяцев назад

@@randallmarsh1187 are we really gonna pretend he “doesn’t care about money” tho - he coulda signed for 700k then

@randallmarsh1187 6 месяцев назад

@@JohnM-sw4sc I never said he "doesn't care about money". At this point in his career he cares very much about winning and when you make $2 million a year that's easy to do. Then when you add on the $40 million more he makes yearly in endorsements etc. it's very easy to put other things first! When people are already so filthy rich that they and their family could never spend it all, it's really easy to think about other things.

@DW-op7ly 6 месяцев назад

In deferring he left 240 million on the table He also did it when he came over to the MLB leaving up to 200 million on the table coming here early

@buddhavaro 6 месяцев назад

My new favorite baseball team...is so lucky to have Ohtani 😭He cares more about winning than Money.

@chilltownallstar 6 месяцев назад

Ohtani is only about being the best player ever. I would bet my life that the only things Ohtani wants in life are awards and World Series wins. The Cy Young is big on his list too I can imagine. That’s what’s so great about him and why you can’t help but like him and root for him. I cannot wait for the next season!!

@Aquarius2937 6 месяцев назад

I could make a long rant about many things involving MLB, but I'll just summarize by saying Major League Baseball is a hot mess right now, and has been for a couple of decades now.

@smilehuhu29 6 месяцев назад

The deferred payment contract also benefits the Dodgers. You can avoid luxury taxes and use your funds to strengthen your team. I think Ohtani is sending a message to the Dodgers that he wants them to add good pitchers to compensate for the fact that he won't be able to pitch next year in order for the Dodgers to aim for a world championship. Over the next 10 years, as advertising fees, broadcast rights, goods, etc. from around the world, including Japan, increase, it will be possible to use the money saved to give back to Otani. Currently, it is estimated that advance payback will be possible in 6 to 7 years.

@msjean 6 месяцев назад

I'm thinking the same thing!

@Dodgers-sw2uk 6 месяцев назад

If the Dodgers put 44 million a year in a savings fund it will be worth 68 million when they give it to Ohtani in a decade. Which is why the value of the deal counts at 46 million against the luxury tax (today), the 44 mill plus the 2 mill, and not 70 million. If he was collecting the interest for himself then it would be different. So the answer is no, it will not count in a decade and the Dodgers will just put 44 mill a side at the end of every year

@-C.S.R 6 месяцев назад

👏 finally! I thought the same thing I was looking for someone that figure that out.

@danieldunlap4077 6 месяцев назад

Getting away with paying a player of his caliber 44 mil a year essentially is a no-brainer for a team with that kind of money. Now they can really get the long-term pitching they need

@Dr._Wan___PharmD 6 месяцев назад

Dodgers: How much of 70 million dollars can we defer? Ohtani: How about 97%? Dodgers: Arigatou gozaimasu (thank you, are you sure there is no misunderstanding through translation???)

@joka5345 6 месяцев назад

😂😂😂

@me-up8tz 6 месяцев назад

I'm japanese and your translation is correct.😂

@usveteran9893 6 месяцев назад

When you consider that by the time the deferred money kicks in Freddie Freeman is off the books. Yeah, Mookie has deferred money, but that is okay. They will be adjusting as time goes by and it won't hurt the Dodgers.

@trauddien2250 6 месяцев назад

MLB should have a 4-6 teams league 😂 Dodgers, Yankees, Boston, Braves, Houston and the Mets…

@user-yy9hk9od9u 6 месяцев назад

That 680 million will have half the value in 10 years due to inflation.

@noel42268 6 месяцев назад

Motto is not signing with the Yankees! Ohtani just gave us his (motto) decision. We got played!

@hvo729 6 месяцев назад

Ohtani used to get $1000 a month allowance from his parents playing pro baseball in Japan, he only cares about winning. He knows how hard it is to building a championship team with pitching in the MLB, only cares about winning! Money for retirement he can spending later haha😂

@carlb1409 6 месяцев назад

The luck of the Dodgers and the league - this puts a major market team now all the way to the east cost.

@eabarr323 6 месяцев назад

At this point, as an Angel's fan, I hate this. BUT, I GET IT. The Dodgers at this point, should win the next 10 World Series.

@ballparkpretzel 6 месяцев назад

WHERE IS THE MATT ARAIZA APOLOGY???

@arcticredpanda4598 6 месяцев назад

No American player would do something like this.

@user-er3ri6sc3j 6 месяцев назад

He better be a life insurance policyholder. Think twice before flying in a helicopter in Los Angeles due to traffic jams.

@rickdeckard9810 6 месяцев назад

I hear some reports saying the only reason he joined the Dodgers was cuz they paid the most. Pretty sure Ohtani didn't say to his manager I want the most money you can get, and that's the team I'll join.

@avillageofbigheads 6 месяцев назад

I'm not really into Baseball, but Ohtani has got me looking up highlights, show reels & brushing up on what's WAR and all other jargon. Thats what he's doing for the game. Whether you are a Yankees , Rangers or a Dodgers fan, you have to appreciate him for what he's doing to the game.

@gregdavis7738 6 месяцев назад

So Kenesaw Mountain Landis A.K.A. the ghost of commissioner's past comes to visit Commissioner Manfred and tells him to make all playoff games best of 7...and maybe put at least one world series game in say....Tokyo?

@fredk9999 3 месяца назад

Come clean Ohtani and stop hiding behind the language barrier

@justinamerican8200 6 месяцев назад

Seems to really expose how the lower market teams are getting completely screwed.

@kennethkubo8358 6 месяцев назад

Except that you have the small market owners who pocket the revenue sharing and not put it back into their teams. Criminal.

@chrisphillips348 6 месяцев назад

“Dodgers getting a Ferrari for nothing”. Ohtani is like a Freaking Starship!!

@oscaru5342 6 месяцев назад

Yeah baby!! Let's go Dodgers!!!

@theboyjc9740 6 месяцев назад

Taxes. It's taxes. 🤦‍♂️

@tko8218 6 месяцев назад

Correction: Otani has a trade negotiator who handles his business. Otani just plays baseball. Still, the LA Dodgers will make that money back. They'll sell out games, merchardise, and gather championships.

@amdtexas9383 6 месяцев назад

It was important to not hamstring the Dodger's....right now. Seems like putting out 68 million a year for 10 years in the future isn't really a very good deal especially since they have Bett's money too. The Dodger organization is going to hamstring themselves in the future.

@pandemic7 6 месяцев назад

68 million is petty cash to the Dodgers owners, and that's in 2023. 10 years from that's pocket change to them. They are going to make so much money off of him. There's already speculation they'll rework the contract and give him an ownership stake. He's a Dodger forever. The statue, the Hall of Fame, the merchandising, the greatest player ever as a Dodger. He's a cash cow.

@MC-tm2uy 6 месяцев назад

It's about timing. They have an opportunity to get a unicorn player...1 in 100 years...and still be able to surround him with star players? Hell yeah do it. Timing is everything.

@Mekias 6 месяцев назад

I believe they have to put like $44 million a year into an account to fund those future deferments. With just 4-5% interest, it should easily be enough to cover those payouts 10 years down the line.

@carlb1409 6 месяцев назад

IMAGINE if this idea was available in the 1990s, when Michael Jordan was making the equivalent of this in endorsements. MJ could've demanded $70 Million$ or more too and defer.

@hardcoreep 6 месяцев назад

How exactly does this work? He gets the 680 million at the end of his contract?

@danieldunlap4077 6 месяцев назад

That's the way I understand it. He'll start making 68 ml per year for 10 years after his contract is over with the dodgers. By the time he's 48 he'll have collected almost all of the money.

@hardcoreep 6 месяцев назад

@@danieldunlap4077 so they're paying him after he's stopped playing baseball?

@felixfors9340 5 месяцев назад

Ohtani already has the korea Taiwanese, Japanese, & North America markets

@yamamancha 6 месяцев назад

Shohei gets to avoid California's 14% state tax if he moves before the end of the deal. It's a win-win deal.

@joka5345 6 месяцев назад

Tax laws can change. Cali Commies are going to get their money

@randallmarsh1187 6 месяцев назад

No he doesn't!!!!!!!!!!!! Money earned in California is taxed by them no matter where you move to when taking a deferred payment!

@yamamancha 6 месяцев назад

@@randallmarsh1187 Generally, when the deferred compensation payments over a period of 10 years or more, the deferred compensation payments are taxed in the state of residence when the payments are made.

@Snowdog216 6 месяцев назад

I think this is bad for the game. At some point do the fans of the non major market teams just say uncle. We give up. IDK? Maybe? There is no real competition. It's just a sham to get LA and NY teams in the world series.

@k9spjack 6 месяцев назад

They already have. Just look at the low attendance numbers for all of the small market teams. They're embarrassing and MLB only has themselves to blame for not demanding a Salary Cap.

@davidsoucie6622 6 месяцев назад

0:55 So Ohtani specifically wanted to evade the luxury tax, if this were any other team outside of LA or NY I think the media would frame this another way.

@onespeedlite 6 месяцев назад

More accurately, Ohtani wanted to help the DODGERS evade the luxury tax.

@DominicDyer-sb3pw 6 месяцев назад

@@onespeedlite they dont evade nor is ohtani, Dodgers pay luxury tax for 10 years durin his tenure, by 2034 they dont need to pay luxury tax again.

@Mekias 6 месяцев назад

People are acting like Ohtani was going to get $700 million without deferrals. I highly doubt that. We'll have to wait and see if more information comes out but I suspect that he wouldn't have gotten more than $500-550 without deferring so this isn't really saving the Dodgers a ton of money.

@jasonyoung7635 6 месяцев назад

It's never a good idea to put your money into other's hand. this might not so cool down the road.

@carloslozada470 6 месяцев назад

CAA did This who you kidding

@-C.S.R 6 месяцев назад

Tom got his green card!

@PapaT79 6 месяцев назад

I view it more as smart than selfless. He’s benefiting too. The deferments help the team win, which he wants. And the winning will net him more money and prizes over the years. I also think it’s smart to delay that money for later, not get all at once. And with that much money he doesn’t worry about inflation as a billionaire. He has shown he doesn’t need all the money all right now. He knows there are other factors that matter too.

@stansb37 6 месяцев назад

First thing's first. Ohtani couldn't have made this deal if he has a greedy american agent.

@maxdubs2241 6 месяцев назад

*scott boras*

@merrittpalmer4349 6 месяцев назад

His agent Nez Balelo is American lol

@JohnM-sw4sc 6 месяцев назад

He got 700 million why are you acting like he didn’t chase the money lol

@bokurobo7144 6 месяцев назад

Maybe in 10 years Otani will donate 680million. That too to the MLB baseball community. That would complete this deal in his mind, wouldn't it?

@eric106071 6 месяцев назад

The real question is how much taxes will be paid to the Usa of the $680million?

@Montes-alpha 6 месяцев назад

I think money is not an immediate issue for Ohtani. Even now he makes a lot of money from advertisement, but he and is family looks far away from luxury or spending money. Maybe he want's to avoid temptation of luxury & entertainment. This win-win contract will let him better his odds to win, focus on baseball, and also be a safty deposit for the future. Of course Dodgers has a way more benifit, concidering the luxury tax, capital interst, inflation rate, opportunity cost, and the risk of an injury or slump of Ohtani,

@gc176 6 месяцев назад

Japanese culture is just different. It's not all about the money for them.

@rosettaokabayashi2030 6 месяцев назад

Don't ever think it is not about the money. It may not be their only thought, but a very important thought in anything they do. My husband was Japanese. To describe him and my inlaws is loving, loyal, kind, have great integrity, extremely intelligent, hard working, love money, and certainly know how to make it. Their DNA just seems different, probably because of their culture. Education is very important to them. Great people ! This is my opinion from what I have experienced and observed from my husband and his family through the years

@theprettyanxiouskoko6876 6 месяцев назад

No interest??? Ahhhhhhh...😢😢😢😢

@Sunday_Swagger 6 месяцев назад

The LA Dodgers are in trouble. Those contracts will hamstring the team in the future. They are following the same road as the NY Mets & the NY Yankees. Just buy the biggest free agents, then lose in the playoffs if they even get there. Baseball is about chemistry & getting hot at the end. The ‘best’ players don’t always win…ask Ohtani’s old team, the Angels. Trout & Ohtani…

@coryvincent1932 6 месяцев назад

The Dodgers have an excellent scouting department. They draft and develop as well as anybody. The Dodgers lose superstars all the time. How are they able to overcome those losses? They call up prospects without desperately rushing them or they trade them for good players. If you look at Friedmans timeline since becoming GM, he’s actually been reluctant to give out money irresponsibly. There’s always a plan. Machado, Bellinger, BOTH Turners, Seaver, Scherzer, Jansen…. Still been to the playoffs every year. You can’t lose all those star players and fix it by simply throwing money at it. It far more sophisticated than you make it out to be. There’s a long term vision while making sure we compete now. It’s the best run organization in professional sports.

@kom3595 6 месяцев назад

その$50M/yrも親の所に行くからね〜

@hn7405 6 месяцев назад

Lots of jealousy among the comments. :)

@ZacharyJohnG 6 месяцев назад

He didn’t really answer Rich’s second question: (baseball casual here) I know he’s the elite player on a big brand, but the MLB has to be mad that he circumvented the system, right? Can’t both things be true ?

@justapiratesfan 6 месяцев назад

I mean calm down everyone, it’s $700 million dollars. Let’s not start calling him a saint cause he deferred a GUARANTEED $700 mil, lol.

@jackjackthompson5771 6 месяцев назад

He’s still getting 100s of millions 😂😂 they are talking about deferring as if it was refusing 😂

@ranchroberts5976 6 месяцев назад

I mean according to everyone, the Dodgers put forth this figure. I don't see any reason why the 2nd biggest market in the US would have an issue milking him for more than they're paying him in addition to what they hope their team success will be. All in all, as Verducci and we all can see clearly is that Ohtani clearly is a different cat. He IS worth $70 million a year. If I see that, then the team does, too

@S408J 6 месяцев назад

I bet the Dodgers will STILL get bounced in the 1st round, next October 😂

@coryvincent1932 6 месяцев назад

Okay. How much? I can’t wait for this narrative to get axed. They’re winning 3-5 titles over the course of this contract. That’s why he deferred the money. You hate us now. Just wait.

@davidhogenmiller248 6 месяцев назад

He doesn’t want any team to be held back by 68 million bucks per year other than every Dodger team after he retires.

@GaSouGuy13 6 месяцев назад

Tom didn't answer the question on if MLB is okay with the contract, regardless on if it's legal or not.

@ranchroberts5976 6 месяцев назад

Of its legal, what does it matter lmao 😂. They can't do a thing about it. They can change the rules going forward, but tough luck this time around lol

@GaSouGuy13 6 месяцев назад

@ranchroberts5976 I know they can't fo anything about until the next cba. I haven't really heard anything if mlb is happy with the deal or not. It's all just speculation. Just wondering, if it was some Grey area, would mlb try and cancel it.

@jaysonnadelson2188 6 месяцев назад

It’s his culture, duh!! Plus this WILL open the door for other unicorns. Those who can pitch and hit. That’s how it should be.

@flipme62 6 месяцев назад

OHTANI. AT THIS POINT IN HIS LIFE.....has more money than countries have......he will make 500 million a year just from endorsements. he is already a billionaire.. money had nothing t do with his signing. it was all about Eternal FAME....... The tax savings alone are Crazy stupid. AMAZING DEAL FOR BOTH SIDES. CRAZY SMART.

@JuiceBoxScott 6 месяцев назад

This isn't good for baseball. Nobody is going to watch if the Dodgers dominate like they should. This is going to push people away from the game and MLB needs to fix this or they will die.

@coryvincent1932 6 месяцев назад

Wrong. When the dodgers are on ratings are up. When the Dodgers come to town, your stadium is full. Last years World Series with two franchises no one cares about? Horrible ratings.

@seaniethemick 6 месяцев назад

Just started the video... 10-1 Rich finds a way to complain that this contract will somehow affect his beloved Jets!

@billncambo1 6 месяцев назад

Maybe he was brought up in a country that doesn't promote greed. "I don't need it". He could retire right now and never lift a finger again. He wants championships.

@ltsgoyanks 6 месяцев назад

This is total BS. Ohtani doing nothing new. NBA players have been pullin this garbage for years... it has ruined the league. MLB needs to fix this or it will be in same situation.

@fortress7493 6 месяцев назад

name me an NBA player who has deferred their contract.

@rubaiyat300 6 месяцев назад

It would be interesting since it’s technically illegal. Obviously wink wink deals happen but that’s like one year or something. No one has done anything like this.

@tomallen5837 6 месяцев назад

Is ohtani married? I only ask because this level of naivety it comes with a price. I mean without naming names, let's just hope he doesn't hit his wife someday. Because then that 15 million per year that he gets from marketing will go away quickly Sorry, I have to edit here. What I'm getting at is that if ohtani goes south, there are many reasons why this deal will go south for the Dodgers as well.

@anthonyfam5469 6 месяцев назад

He is. He is married to baseball .. I think after he wins a World Series ring, I have a feeling he will find a wife and make kids.. he’s just on a mission right now for the championship ring

@jjjilani9634 6 месяцев назад

A sickening contract to an injury prone player with already two TJ surgeries. Shaking my head. Insanity pure insanity.

@coryvincent1932 6 месяцев назад

I wish you could’ve been in the room to let the Dodgers brass know these things. There’s no way they gave him a physical or did any research on the injuries and long term effects. I doubt they had the doctors you do to refer. Man. Can you give them a call?

@Ksams098 6 месяцев назад

Weak

@Finny24 6 месяцев назад

Seems like BS to me.

@lawrencevatalaro6215 6 месяцев назад

Full Time DH in 2025 3 strikes and your out and Ohtani has 2 surgeries on his weak arm Sad but this keeps Dodgers out of World Series for next 10 years

@broman74dude95 6 месяцев назад

Have you not been listening?? SMH. Even if Ohtani won’t pitch (and I think he will) they’ll have extra $24M to get other players to join and help Dodgers.

@onespeedlite 6 месяцев назад

Othani bats left-handed and pitches right-handed. His left arm is not surgically repaired. He kept on hitting.The amount of hate, jealousy, and cynicism is as unbelievable as Ohanti's generous gesture.

@Iolo3 6 месяцев назад

??? you got your dates wrong. He can't pitch next year (2024) but who said he won't be back after that? In my opinion tho, Ohtani should consider the option of relief/closer instead of risking ending his pitching career early as this will likely be the last chance as starter

@Bk6346 6 месяцев назад

But from a business side it’s a good deal for the Dodgers. Higher tv ratings and increased ticket sales. And his deferring salary means the Dodgers can spend money on other players.

@dankool688 6 месяцев назад

No American player will do that deal today, he's the real goat,lion,tiger,dragon!!!!!

@bayoustate9481 6 месяцев назад

I disagree saying this is a good deal for Ohtani. Horrible

@TRUMPKILLA 6 месяцев назад

As a Mets fan, I didn't want deGrom due to his arm issues and I'm glad my team stayed away from this guy. The Dodgers are going to be screwed in the future!

@coryvincent1932 6 месяцев назад

Nope. The Dodgers scout and develop as well as anyone. 11 consecutive playoff runs. They lose stars all the time and stay relevant. Next.