June 22, 20232 yr I remember in the 1990s when JR signed Albert Belle. Most people including White Sox fans were surprised that JR signed him. That being said wouldn't it be something if JR signed Ohtani this off season? The signing of Ohtani would not only change the image of the franchise but it would improve the team tremendously. I would think that alot of the money signing Ohtani would be back loaded which would definitely appeal to JR. It would be the biggest story in MLB if JR signed him. I've mentioned in the past how I've written JR a number of letters requesting an interview for the GM job. He has never responded to me. If I was the GM I would make every effort in signing Ohtani.
June 22, 20232 yr Yep, never gonna happen. 29 other GMs will try to do the same. JR lives in the early 90s still apparently. I mean c’mon man we are trying to get them to sign a player to a 100 million dollar contract. He is going to get at least 5 times that amount.
June 22, 20232 yr I think Ohtani will sign with the Sox, but I also heard he might sign with one team as a hitter and another team as a pitcher in order to maximize his value. (green)
June 22, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, pcq said: I think Ohtani will sign with the Sox, but I also heard he might sign with one team as a hitter and another team as a pitcher in order to maximize his value. (green) The real question should be when he faces himself will he strike himself out or go deep. I guess if he’s hitting for the Sox it’s a guaranteed strikeout.
June 22, 20232 yr Plus the White Sox are so desperate for DHs that the fit from signing another one is perfect.
June 22, 20232 yr Brooks Boyer and Hahn would love for more than 2-3% of the fan.base to believe in something so farcical they would buy season tickets just based on the possibility of it happening... like with Machado.
June 22, 20232 yr Imagine right here if they could actually legally clone players. There would be total chaos.
June 22, 20232 yr You have a better chance of hitting the Mega Millions & Powerball than the White Sox signing Ohtani.
June 22, 20232 yr Only possibility of this happening would be if JR is no longer running the franchise and even then it's a very slim possibility.
June 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, WBWSF said: I remember in the 1990s when JR signed Albert Belle. Most people including White Sox fans were surprised that JR signed him. That being said wouldn't it be something if JR signed Ohtani this off season? The signing of Ohtani would not only change the image of the franchise but it would improve the team tremendously. I would think that alot of the money signing Ohtani would be back loaded which would definitely appeal to JR. It would be the biggest story in MLB if JR signed him. I've mentioned in the past how I've written JR a number of letters requesting an interview for the GM job. He has never responded to me. If I was the GM I would make every effort in signing Ohtani. Fastest way to getting back to contention is Ohtanhi. He solves so many problems. You move Gio, Timmy, and other expiring's, build up depth - sign Ohtani and hope the other parts of your core are alright and go through it. With that said - they aren't about to spend $600M over 10 years. I also don't know what the Sox strategy should be - but they might have two of the better pitchers on the market in Gio / Cease. You also know if Ohtani goes onto market - people may go nuts for him. Is it better to deal Gio (for example) before Shohei or are you better to find the team that missed out. My gut would be deal him now - while he's healthy and pitching good, than you have Cease left to deal closer to deadline (knowing you at least have another year of him - which is valuable for a team looking to acquire - get him for the stretch run + next year). Would think Dodgers would be a theoretical good fit - say Timmy and Cease.
June 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, A-Train to 35th said: My prediction is he's going to the Cubs. Just a hunch. Supposedly won’t go there cause the weather
June 22, 20232 yr 9 minutes ago, fathom said: Supposedly won’t go there cause the weather Sox weather is warmer since they're further south, so I'd say we're still in play
June 22, 20232 yr Ohtani is 6'4" and weighs 210. Acceptable size for a 2 guard in NBA. He will give up the Angels and will go tonight in the later 1st round of the NBA Draft.
June 22, 20232 yr There's a million reasons he won't sign here, including the losing, but let's just keep it simple: our owner is too cheap.
June 22, 20232 yr 20 minutes ago, fathom said: Supposedly won’t go there cause the weather Edit Edited June 22, 20232 yr by wegner already covered earlier in the thread
June 22, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, WBWSF said: I remember in the 1990s when JR signed Albert Belle. Most people including White Sox fans were surprised that JR signed him. That being said wouldn't it be something if JR signed Ohtani this off season? The signing of Ohtani would not only change the image of the franchise but it would improve the team tremendously. I would think that alot of the money signing Ohtani would be back loaded which would definitely appeal to JR. It would be the biggest story in MLB if JR signed him. I've mentioned in the past how I've written JR a number of letters requesting an interview for the GM job. He has never responded to me. If I was the GM I would make every effort in signing Ohtani. I'm still rooting for you to get that interview.
June 22, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, 2Deep said: If he signs with WS then he will be hurt and become a flawed player Guaranteed....cannot throw a strike and all you have to do to get him out is throw sliders in the dirt.
June 22, 20232 yr The Dodgers active payroll goes from about $229M in '23 to about $110M in '24. Difficult to imagine he lands anywhere else. Edited June 22, 20232 yr by JoeCredeYes add a letter
June 22, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, JoeCredeYes said: The Dodgers active payroll goes from about $229M in '23 to about $110 in '24. Difficult to imagine he lands anywhere else. Don't think you can overstate this. They have the money, they have the west coast access to Japan. I'd say they are like 3-1 favorites against the rest of MLB to sign him.
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