When Shohei Ohtani signed a $700 million contract with the Dodgers, he arranged so that his club would not have to pay him that amount in the short term. $680 million will be paid to him once his 10-year contract ends.
And because he’s a money-making machine, throwing and hitting, it made sense.
But what you need to know is that this year, Juan Soto finds himself in a similar position… and that he is even more greedy than the Japanese was last year.
In fact, the Dominican outfielder would like to have more than $700 million over 15 years… and he would like his money to be paid to him during his contract. According to Randy Miller (NJ.com), he doesn’t seem open to the possibility of having deferred money.
Soto is not going to allow his next team to generate advertising revenue equal to the $120 million generated by the Dodgers in 2024 in the Shohei Ohtani case. And Soto, instead of pitching, plays bad defense.
I understand he wants a 15 year contract instead of 10, but the total contract amount he wants is really intense.
We must think that he is asking for more so that the happy medium he will find with a club is higher. But still: that’s a lot of money for a guy who wants it as quickly as possible and not in the future. This will handcuff his next franchise.
Note also that according to what is circulating, Soto has already received offers from five teams. The Yankees, Mets, Blue Jays, Red Sox and Dodgers have all, according to Jon Morosi and Randy Miller, submitted a contract offer to Soto. It is unclear how much each offer is.
- Luis Robert Jr. asks for it.
- Edgar Martinez is no longer the Mariners’ hitting coach. Rather, he will have a supervisory role.
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