Last Updated on 07/15/2023 by てんしょく飯
The second half of the regular season in the Major League Baseball will begin on July 14.
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani, 29, will pitch against the Astros for his eighth win.
He hit 32 home runs in the first half, the most in both leagues, and will resume his quest to become the first Japanese home run king. Jeff Passan, 42, a talented reporter for a U.S. sports network, predicts that he will remain with the team. The contract is worth a total of 600 million dollars (about 82.6 billion yen) over 10 years.
The chorus of “Come to Seattle!” at the All-Star game was incredible. I was sitting in the press box in the right field stands, so I was right there in the middle of it. The voices got louder and louder, and at the end they reached a tremendous volume.
Fans have been paying attention to the departure of Ohtani, who will become a free agent this offseason. My guess is that Ohtani will stay with the Angels. I think he will stay with the Angels for 10 years and 600 million dollars (about 82.6 billion yen). From what I have seen on TV, including his appearance on the bench, there is no doubt that he is comfortable with the Angels. Angels team owner Art Moreno can come up with the right amount of money.
There is a possibility that paying Ohtani a large sum of money will put pressure on the budget and eliminate other reinforcement spending, making the team less likely to win. However, it is not a given that the team will win if they spend the money.
So, would Ohtani stay with the Angels for less than his market value considering the Angels’ budget? That would be a problem for other players. It would drive down the overall salary of the players. The top players have an obligation to raise the league-wide salary standard, and it is no longer a decision that can be made by Ohtani alone.
He has the option of signing a three- to five-year contract with a salary of $50-60 million per year. If Ohtani wants, he can have a clause to break the contract every year. If Ohtani wants flexibility, such a deal is possible.
Eventually, he would re-sign with the Angels in the off-season. Both owner Moreno and GM Perry Minassian would not want to be remembered by the public as the person who traded Ohtani. What criteria will Ohtani use to make his decision? That, of course, will change the scenario.
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