The end of FA negotiations
Will the destination of Shohei Ohtani, who is expected to sign a large contract worth more than $500 million (about 650 billion won), soon be decided.
MLB's official website MLB reported the news of Ohtani's contract negotiations on the 3rd, citing reports from "ESPN" Jeff Bankruptcy and Canadian media "SportsNet" Ben Nicholson Smith.
“A ‘small group’ of teams are expected to meet with Ohtani and his representatives this weekend,” the outlet wrote. “Nicholson-Smith says industry sources say free-agent negotiations for the two-time MVP are nearing their final stages.”
The names of the teams that sent Ohtani a love call are not clearly known, but the most advanced team is observed to be the Los Angeles Dodgers. In addition, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago Cubs are also aiming for Ohtani, and the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Angels are also classified as teams that cannot be ruled out yet.
Nicholson Smith predicted, "Ohtani's decision will have a huge ripple effect on the industry, and it seems that a decision can be made soon."
ESPN also said that the Dodgers, Toronto, Cubs, and Angels are competing for Ohtani, just like reporter Nicholson Smith. However, ESPN believed that San Francisco lags behind other teams in the competition for Ohtani recruitment.
ESPN reporter Jeff Bankruptcy said, "Otani can receive more than $550 million (about 714.5 billion won). Another source also said, "We believe a contract worth 600 million dollars (about 779.4 billion won) is possible."
Ohtani recorded 10 wins and 5 losses in 132 innings and a 3.14 ERA in 23 games as a pitcher despite a sore elbow this season. As a batter, he played in 135 games, recording 151 hits, 44 homers, 95 RBIs, 102 runs, a batting average of 0.304 and an OPS of 1.066. 44 home runs are the most in the American League.
Ohtani, who played well in both pitching and hitting, unanimously won his second American League MVP, becoming the first two-time MVP since Mike Trout in the Angels. He is the seventh MVP in Angels history. Don Baylor in 1979, Vladimir Guerrero in 2004, Trout in 2014 and 2016, and Ohtani in 2021 and this year were honored as the best American League player. 토토사이트
He also won the "Edgar Martinez Award" for the third consecutive time, which is given to the best designated hitter in the Major League. So far, only David Otis, a Hall of Fame inductee, has been the winner for three consecutive times, and Otis has been known for five consecutive times from 2003 to 2007, and has won eight awards. And Ohtani took over the baton of the award for the third consecutive time after Otis.