Shohei Ohtani is about to turn into a free agent after the season, and the predictions for a way a lot cash the Los Angeles Angels star may make are getting a bit surreal.
Throughout an look on “Get Up” Thursday morning, ESPN’s Buster Olney stated he has spoken with individuals round Main League Baseball who consider Ohtani will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers for around $600 million.
That might be an astronomical contract, but it surely definitely just isn’t out of the query. Jim Bowden of The Athletic lately made a similar prediction. He stated he thinks Ohtani will turn into “the second half-a-billion-dollar participant in MLB historical past as he secures an 11-year contract with the Dodgers” subsequent winter.
The richest contract in MLB historical past nonetheless belongs to Mike Trout, who’s taking part in below his 12-year, $426.5 million deal. Aaron Choose has the best common annual wage with the nine-year, $360 million deal he signed with the New York Yankees this previous offseason. Ohtani is in line to dwarf all of these figures.
The Dodgers appear to be positioning themselves to make a run at Ohtani, and so they definitely have the means to outbid different groups. Ohtani is a singular participant in that he’s a two-way celebrity, however it could nonetheless be astonishing if he obtained $600 million.
