That’s some pretty interesting history I was definitely unaware of regarding that, cool info.
I could be wrong, I’m not entirely sure but I thought I heard Arbitration being a word used with this deal. So seems like if somehow that’s the case then free agency wouldn’t be so easy cause the team still has rights to the player in their control during a certain period, so it’s just a matter of the money being agreed to or settled by a neutral judge/party/whatever it is in mlb. But I could be very wrong here and maybe misheard especially since I don’t know how Ohtani coming over from Japan would have Arbitration in his original deal since that’s usually relating to drafted players and prospects signed…. So idk. But yeah, I’m appreciative of loyalty cause my own small market raising and fandom but even that can only go so far, the Angels push it. I’d have definitely understood why he chose to leave if he did or does in the future. No doubts on the money he’s get and the trade value and return would be mind blowing for him. If Soto gets and commands what he got…. I could only imagine the return on Ohtani.
Oh I wasn’t aware. I don’t know the status of Ohtani and if he was even eligible or not to be a FA. But I guess he really is committed to helping that small market team. Loyalty at its finest.
I’m not either tbh. I just briefly heard on the TV yesterday about the deal while doing something else so I could have misheard that detail. If it was Arb related, I’m very shocked with Ohtani being outside of the typical Arb deals coming from Japan and all. Also shocked he chose to stick with the Angels if he had the option to sign elsewhere. He must either really like it there or that and got sold on the teams plans going forward. But true either way, nice to see there although definitely tough to see when teams fail that loyalty and talent.
That’s interesting stuff. Yea I don’t know too much about Ohtani’s whole deal.
Me either and above with recent search finds has my mind completely boggled. Confirms I really have no understanding with MLB contracts lol.
Oh ya that’s a good one!
One of the few really good and reliable pitchers on those Yankees teams haha. C.C was great for a long time and a huge fan of his but not the same guy in the last few years of his career. Chapman was or can be great too. But Yeah, Tanaka great pitcher and too bad he went back to Japan.
Chapman’s ok. And yea, oh well, what are you gonna do. We have the stud Ohtani in our league now tho.
Yea that was bad, still not happy about that.
Definitely lol. Still happy with my Mets away Scherzer jersey.
Yeah lol definitely understandable.
Oh wow 0-0 in the 8th, we might see extra innings.
Yeah it could. This series has been definitely close.
It could be any one of them, I think it’s a real tossup who takes this series.
Definitely
