Not a sport I follow, but I saw that name and number in quite a few Reddit posts recently. Thanks for the explanation.
Yeah, considering how much Saudi money is being put into the golf now. Golfers are getting signed 10s of millions to play not counting what they win in tournaments. Anyways Othani absolutely deserves it. He is a true two way player in Baseball and should be paid as 2 players.
he did. and hes not pitching next year because of it. Theyll make that money back in jersey sales and streaming in no time
Yeah throwing a ball deserve way more money than super doctors, scientist, astronauts, militaries etc.
Is it kinda weird that people get paid so much for playing a game? Sure. Like you say it's not like they are necessarily providing a greater service to society than someone who cures a disease or something like that.
It is what it is. In the context of hitters making $360 million for 10 years and pitchers making up to $330 million for 9 years, this guy who does both should earn what they earned. I am talking about the market and whats fair in the market. baseball actually has a way of calculating how many Wins a player is worth and hes regularly worth 9-10 wins over replacements or WAR a year. They also calculated that one WAR is worth $8 million so hes actually getting paid exactly whats hes worth.
uhh? Cuz hes having surgery...hes still going to bat..which is the entire other aspect of the year
The lowest boxer gets paid more than the highest ufc fighter. But uncultured swine prefer the hoppy kicks and the tapouts.
yes. their revenues are really high. most teams break 3 million ticket sales a year. thats literally hundreds of dollars in revenue on their own. plus there are tv deals. revenues really exploded in the 2010s and havent slowed down despite the pandemic. Yankees used to have $200 million budgets when making $250 million a year. Now they make almost $700 million a year and have a team budget of around $270 million. They were actually around $200 million for the last few years making half a billion in profits while passing on all the big name guys like bryce harper, manny machado, justin verlander and max scherzer. they paid up last year to retain judge and carlos rodon, but they couldve easily gone and gotten Othani for $70 million and still made $350 million in profits next year.
A Saudi Arabian club reportedly offered Kylian Mbappe $776 million for a one year contract.On a per year basis there are others that make more on a per year basis. The financing for sports franchises is kind of goofy in that the money the teams earn isn't tied directly to how well a team does, its about managing excitement and interest. Shohei is kind of like the only thing in baseball that has broken into the mainstream lately maybe Trevor Bauer but for something that wasn't even baseball related.
On a per year basis there are others that make more on a per year basis. The financing for sports franchises is kind of goofy in that the money the teams earn isn't tied directly to how well a team does, its about managing excitement and interest. Shohei is kind of like the only thing in baseball that has broken into the mainstream lately maybe Trevor Bauer but for something that wasn't even baseball related.
And considering all of the endorsements and deals he will make off the diamond, he can afford 2 mil a year for 9 years. He could clear a billion total when he retires.
That last $680M is paid out over 10 years after the contract ends. So assuming it's evenly spread out, $68M/yr will be payrolled from 2034-43.
Baseball has always had giant TV contracts. The TV ratings must be there. Its a passive kind of game, so you'll get a lot of people who enjoy watching it on TV over going to a game and sitting there for 9 innings. I;m the same. Assuming all ticket prices are the same and easy to get between the main sports, I'd go to a Jays game the least. I go since it's easy to get tix and cheap. At the game, most of us are barely even watching the game. I follow baseball more than NBA, but I'd rather watching in person a Raps game over a Jays game. So much more exciting.
I guess the swines with culture prefer the pussy side of fighting with payed judges...
Supposedly the contract was at Shohei's suggestion. Dude wants to win and win now, he saw what Ichiro went through and doesn't want to waste his career and life on some dead-end team.
Makes sense for Ohtani. But the contract shouldnt be allowed IMO as it goes against the integrity of team salaries. But not the first time an MLB team has done this. Bobby Bonilla had a weird contract.
definitely shouldnt be allowed. Thanks to othani deferring $68 million of his salaray, the dodgers are set to get yamamoto who is arguably the best pitcher to come out of Japan, ever.
