SHOHEI OHTANI 2023 FREE AGENCY

1. Next level secrecy/privacy that brought out the bad parts of

journalists, making them whine and called such secrecy a
disservice to the game;
2. Flight tracking from LA to Toronto and a day of Shohei is a Blue
Jays speculation only to be rebutted by:
3. Shohei personally announcing his signing of a contract with
the dodgers a day after the “flight”, and doing so in his
Instagram account using a probably google-searched low
resolution LA Dodgers sign;
4. $700 M, 10-year deal, without an opt-out, the largest signing in
professional sports history;
5. A day after news reported that Shohei’s $700 M contract is
deferred by 97%, the math is interesting on this one. Basically,
he’ll be paid $2 M per year for the next 10 years, then $68 M for
the 11th-20th year. This give the Dodgers flexibility to sign
talents without going over the tax luxury thresholds. The
Baseball world went nuts yesterday (December 13, 2023). It
was entertaining reading all the comments, tweets, and reddit
threads.
6. A clause that Shohei wants to be placed in the contract states
that the Dodgers are now obliged to use the savings from
Shohei deferral to sign talents and build a competitive team
around him.
7. December 14, 2023 – new clauses in the contract were
released, and this FA signing just keep getting better and
ridiculous. Ohtani can opt out his $700 M Dodgers deal if
controlling owner Mark Walter or President of Baseball
Operations Andrew Friedman lose their roles with the team;
8. Another clause released today (14 December 2023), Sho’s
contract states, “Player will donate to club charity amount not
to exceed 1 percent (1%).” Also, gives him suite at Dodger
Stadium for all regular and post-season games and provides for
interpreter.
9. The union has its present-day value at about $437.8 Million
10. The journalists were yapping about how boring last week
is for this FA process but now, they have all the material they
need to get that clicks and articles that they wanted so bad to
the point of criticizing Shohei for his privacy.
11. Baseball fans calling Shohei ShoGM, LeGM for having GM
Level of control of the team based on the provisions of his
contract. “LeBroning LeBron”.