@Yordanarchist@Michaelmor75127@JeffPassan Ohtani doesn’t get his money until 2034. Interest will hit him hard for sure. I think the real issue here is rather than picking on the Dodgers for creative financing, we need to strip the Astros of their World Series for cheating and give Altuve’s MVP to Judge.
@Yordanarchist@Michaelmor75127@JeffPassan How is this an advantage? The player has to defer the money. They don’t get it until later. That sucks for them. They could just sign with the Astros and have the tax break and immediately get it. Shohei is losing money to play on that contract.
@Goat_Alejandro5@MLBNetwork@broncobilly_7 As a Dodger fan, I was terrified every single at bat he came up in the World Series. He also does everything right behind the plate. He deserves all the respect.
I don’t see how that helps him get better. He’s got all the talent in the world. He proved he could get us big outs in the World Series. Putting him in against the Rockies in the 6th inning seems unhelpful. We don’t need him to be excellent today. We need him to be excellent in October. Let him see it through.
@MiaechlGates@dodgernate He was the best pitcher in Japan hands down. He chose us for a reason. He’s 24. Sending him wouldn’t do anything but hurt his confidence. The kids needs time and coach at the mlb level. We have the talent to have the patience.
@Sportsfan4233@dodgernate But how are you using him there? Are you choosing him over Scott or Vesia in a high leverage situation? You can’t just send him out there to sit. He’s only 24. People forget this.
@nickythegood The fact is it’s true. I remember not having kids and I know what it’s like now. I’m gassed man. Why would someone wanna argue about how tired they should perceived to be?
@OnpointJWise@stlcbcb@dodgernate The best part of this is that it’s even a conversation. The 5th best pitcher in the Dodger rotation is most teams ace.
@lepew420@dodgernate The Dodgers pitchers don’t care about individual awards. Shohei and and Cy maybe. Otherwise there is only one goal. Everyone is aligned and getting paid well for it.