https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohta...t-with-dodgers

He just has to move across town to go to work.That's a lot of money!

 

That is an INSANE amount of money. How much are tickets to the game?

 

Don't know yet. They're bound to go up.

 

I wonder also how much of that 700 will go to taxes.

 

Price of beer just went up to $100 per cup.

BUT, if the knuckleheads can get past the first playoff series. Win a World Series with Shohei leading the way --- it is worth it.

The sheer disappointment of the Dodgers choking, the last two years was palpable.

 

I didn't go to any games, last year. Parking and driving is nuts at Dodger Stadium.

Seeing it on cable everyday has been good enough.

I'm sure Shohei's presence is the lineup is going to make for more sellouts at home.

 

Yeah. In 28 we get the gondola ride from Union Station to Dodger Stadium -- just in time for the Olympics. It will be a fun ride!

https://www.google.com/search?q=dodg...0UBIEc6ro,st:0

 

I don’t know much about him but 700 million dollars is an insane amount of money to pay any athlete. This is one reason why some people can’t afford to take their families to a ball game not to mention the outrageous food and drink prices. I watch all of my sports on TV.

 

You can have him. All that money does not guarantee a winner. The cheaper players are more fun to watch!

 

I'm not sure that Ohtani will help the Dodgers win a championship, but without question he is probably worth every dollar in terms of the income he will generate for the Dodger organization (assuming he doesn't get injured and doesn't burn out). Certain ballplayers carry a mystique with them. When they play more people go to the games and more people view the games on tv. This translates into a lot of money for the franchise. Baseball, like all professional sports is a business first and foremost.

I have heard that he is only going to receive $60 million a year in order to keep the Dodger's total salary down. Baseball doesn't currently have a salary cap, but I suspect that the owners feel that there is one coming. Ohtani is now 29 years old. If it's true that he is getting $60 million per year his $700 million salary will last for almost 12 years. I suppose that the Dodgers will be paying him long after he's finished playing.

If he turns out not to be the superman he's supposed to be, or if he burns out, the Dodgers will have a very hard time unloading him and his salary. $700,000,000 is a lot of money to pay a ballplayer.