Yamamoto was indeed posted today, meaning that he must sign with an MLB team by January 4. Losing out on the 25-year-old Yamamoto, who could command more than $200 million, might put certain teams on tilt, improving the landscape for Ohtani.” He perhaps will be better off waiting for the signing of Japanese righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is expected to be posted for free agency as soon as Monday, triggering a 45-day window for teams to negotiate with him. “An agreement at the winter meetings in Nashville the first week of December would be the ideal outcome for MLB, but not necessarily for Ohtani. But how much he earns will depend on his pitching future, writes long does he even wants to continue on the mound?Įxecs weigh in on the factors surround Ohtani's next deal ⤵️ /trnkKikP7d- The Athletic MLB November 20, 2023 Shohei Ohtani's payday will surely be seismic. It came as almost a throwaway line in this larger Ohtani piece from The Athletic: Do I think it’s likely that a team commits $800 million or whatever to just two players in a single offseason? I do not.Īnyway, I mention all of that because, for the first time, I saw a mention of the timelines being reversed. Is it possible a team like the Dodgers or Cubs or whoever could afford to sign both? Sure. It’s not a positional overlap, of course, just a financial one. I still think that all tracks, by the way, especially the part about the Ohtani suitors preferring Ohtani to Yamamoto, and thus not offering up a massive deal to Yamamoto until/unless they know they’re out on Ohtani.

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