December 9, 20232 yr 9 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said: Dodgers are the new Evil Empire. I used to think this stuff too. It’s obviously too much money…but I don’t mind it as much after watching how the Sox operate. It shows they care about their product. They make investments in the city of LA, MLB, the Dodgers brand, and baseball fans around the world. Sends a strong message to all that the game is worth it. But hey…good for the Sox on landing Erick Fedde. We believe.
December 9, 20232 yr Author 1 minute ago, TaylorStSox said: The Dodgers already being popular in Japan is a negative. It limits growth. Unless they become a super team like the Patriots or the mid to late 90s Yankees...the combination of those two brands (LAD/Ohtani) still lifts the sport because he's almost impossible to ignore like he was with the Angels not making the postseason.
December 9, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: The Dodgers already being popular in Japan is a negative. It limits growth. Who cares, the contract will never be a bad one for teams that print money.
December 9, 20232 yr Author Pretty sure that will end up doubling all new AL Central offseason spending by all FIVE teams combined... Also, understandable why Boras and Harper were already talking extension/re-negotiations lol. Edited December 9, 20232 yr by caulfield12
December 9, 20232 yr Their total luxury salary is all that matters. Them getting more people to pay the subscription is all that matters. They’ve been able to integrate cheap talent for a decade. They’ll be fine.
December 9, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: How many jerseys do you need to sell to recoup $700M for a 29 year old coming off his second Tommy John surgery? It’s not about the Jersey sells, just wait till LA gets a television deal in Japan for Dodger games. That alone will probably cover most of the contract.
December 9, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Vote4Pedro said: It’s not about the Jersey sells, just wait till LA gets a television deal in Japan for Dodger games. That alone will probably cover most of the contract. I'm sure people far smarter than me have quantified it and decided it's worth it. At that price, the Dodgers had to he bidding against themselves though. In a vacuum, it's an absolutely terrible contracts. That doesn't mean it will cripple the franchise or anything like that.
December 9, 20232 yr Author Just think of all the players around the world in Latin America and even places like India China etc., who will now take up the sport... It's actually a huge boon for baseball because it will force out the owners who are unwilling to spend in order to compete. Kansas City, for example, spent 10-15 years protesting the Evil Empire Yankees....and finally did some things about it with two World Series titles in a row. Dodgers still have lots of ifs in the starting rotation with Kershaw Urias Buehler Gonsolin May criminal charges/injuries/recoveries.
December 9, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: I'm sure people far smarter than me have quantified it and decided it's worth it. At that price, the Dodgers had to he bidding against themselves though. In a vacuum, it's an absolutely terrible contracts. That doesn't mean it will cripple the franchise or anything like that. I posted this in another comment. An economist did measure it. $337mil in 2022 (Japan and USA combined) though you should probably not consider his salary in the equation. How Much Revenue Does Shohei Ohtani Actually Generate? It probably increases playing in Los Angeles for a brand like the Dodgers. Of course, this is assuming he continues to pitch at a high level which is a big risk. Any investment is risky but it seems like a good one. Edited December 9, 20232 yr by nrockway
December 9, 20232 yr Author 2 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: I'm sure people far smarter than me have quantified it and decided it's worth it. At that price, the Dodgers had to he bidding against themselves though. In a vacuum, it's an absolutely terrible contracts. That doesn't mean it will cripple the franchise or anything like that. Was execting $500-550 million after the pitching injury...this number is just shocking. It's almost like LIV trying to buy out the PGA...except it's one franchise. The Yankees/Red Sox don't even seem relevant in the face of this kind of move. (Yet everyone recalls the initial reaction in STL to Pujols leaving. Things don't always go as planned.)
December 9, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: I'm sure people far smarter than me have quantified it and decided it's worth it. At that price, the Dodgers had to he bidding against themselves though. In a vacuum, it's an absolutely terrible contracts. That doesn't mean it will cripple the franchise or anything like that. It will be interesting to see the financials of the deal when they get released but If most of money is deferred and doesn’t put a strain on the Dodgers luxury tax threshold giving them flexibility to bring in even more players then there is zero reason it is a terrible contract. Not even hating on teams anymore that do these things, just pissed we don’t have an owner that can’t understand in order to make money you gotta spend money.
December 9, 20232 yr Author 1 minute ago, nrockway said: I posted this in another comment. An economist did measure it. $337mil in 2022 (Japan and USA combined). How Much Revenue Does Shohei Ohtani Actually Generate? It probably increases playing in Los Angeles for a brand like the Dodgers. Of course, this is assuming he continues to pitch at a high level which is a big risk. Any investment is risky but it seems like a good one. Almost every pitching expert has come to conclusion he has roughly 3-4 more years of shelf life on the pitching side of things.
December 9, 20232 yr The Dodgers now own the number 1 and number 7 largest contracts in the history of all sports.
December 9, 20232 yr Author https://www.latimes.com/sports Look at that LA Times image...sharp. MLB Intl marketing just blew up 3-5X.
December 9, 20232 yr Author 2 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: The Dodgers now own the number 1 and number 7 largest contracts in the history of all sports. Where was Bauer lol? At least Dave Roberts can breathe a sigh of relief again. Toronto got de-pantsed like Sox with Machado/Wheeler/Harper. Thought they were relevant. Edited December 9, 20232 yr by caulfield12
December 9, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Vote4Pedro said: It will be interesting to see the financials of the deal when they get released but If most of money is deferred and doesn’t put a strain on the Dodgers luxury tax threshold giving them flexibility to bring in even more players then there is zero reason it is a terrible contract. Not even hating on teams anymore that do these things, just pissed we don’t have an owner that can’t understand in order to make money you gotta spend money. No other team in all of sports has that owner, so don't be too upset. Ohtani is making more than Messi. That's just crazy.
December 9, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Almost every pitching expert has come to conclusion he has roughly 3-4 more years of shelf life on the pitching side of things. Still even then it’s worth every penny that they are going to make off of him. They probably don’t care about year 5 and beyond. At that point the money will have been recouped and I’m sure LA will have spent another 500 mil on a future player to join their team.
December 9, 20232 yr I don't think people realize how low on the popularity list baseball is internationally.
December 9, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: No other team in all of sports has that owner, so don't be too upset. Ohtani is making more than Messi. That's just crazy. Don’t have the numbers in front of me but Steve Cohen will have paid close to more money than the entire Sox payroll on players leaving his organization over the past year or so then JR will have spent on the 2024 on the field product. There are plenty of owners out there that understand spending money will ultimately make you money.
December 9, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, TaylorStSox said: I don't think people realize how low on the popularity list baseball is internationally. Not in Japan where Shoei is the equivalent to Michael Jordan and that is all that matters in this equation
December 9, 20232 yr Author 2 minutes ago, Vote4Pedro said: Still even then it’s worth every penny that they are going to make off of him. They probably don’t care about year 5 and beyond. At that point the money will have been recouped and I’m sure LA will have spent another 500 mil on a future player to join their team. Probably the Korean pitcher the White Sox helped with intl.bonus pool money lol. Dodgers might as well sign the Korean outfielder too and control all of Asia...sets up a huge battle for him with SD and SF. Mariners fans have to be getting antsy now too. Dylan Cease Trade Show starts in earnest now...obviously.
December 9, 20232 yr Author 2 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: I don't think people realize how low on the popularity list baseball is internationally. You've obviously never watched a live game in Japan Korea Taiwan Mexico or Latin America in general...
December 9, 20232 yr 30 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: The Dodgers already being popular in Japan is a negative. It limits growth. They're popular, but this takes them to a different level, IMO.
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