So the Dodgers gave up…
River Ryan: Current 28 year old AAA pitcher with 4.46 ERA coming off Tommy John
Brady Smith: 21 year old Class A pitcher expected to arrive in 2029
Zyhir Hope: 21 year old AA OF expected to arrive in 2027 (if there is one)
For… Tarik Skubal. Sure.
No he isn’t. They’ll just re-sign him on a $500M contract and defer all the money until 2178, so he’ll only be on the books for $500 and a subscription to popcorn monthly.
Let me be clear: when you combine Ohtani’s total value as a pitcher and a hitter, Judge still has 3 separate seasons in which he produced more total value. That’s how much better an offensive player Judge is than Ohtani.