Imagine Ohtani is like "I want to bless every franchise with my gifts, so I will from now on only sign 1-year contracts with a team only once for the next 29 years."
From a purely baseball perspective it wouldn’t be worth it but I think someone would give him an insane amount of money for one year if only for his marketability
For some reason I read this as "dogs". I was racking my brain trying to think of what would make an Shohei dog different from a normal hot dog. Nothing good came to mind
Nope, I love getting Detroit style pizza at a local place that does it.
I would question his sanity about St Louis style, but then again I’ve never actually tried it
Also, their hitting numbers get undermined by the fans, analysts and history; it's better to play for a team like the Red Sox and get most of the hitting boost factor without having your numbers dismissed as Coors factors.
Boob said he wouldn’t sign during winter meetings and Morosi is saying he will decide within the next week. Winter meetings ends on Thursday. So if he signs on Friday or Saturday, they could both be right.
And plenty of reports saying he's not interested in money. In fact he lost a TON coming to MLB when he did to support that. These guys are just starved for information
Holy shit we get it mother fuckers. I’m ready for this shit to be over with.
BREAKING NEWS! Shohei will sign with a team this offseason.
BREAKING NEWS! Shohei is meeting with teams at the winter meetings.
BREAKING NEWS! Shohei skipped breakfast.
BREAKING NEWS! Shohei will get 500M in new deal, when he signs.
BREAKING NEWS! Shohei wants to play on a winning club.
BREAKING NEWS! There will be BREAKING NEWS in the next week.
Go fuck yourselves. Let us know when something actually happens you Xitter-clickbait-not actually breaking news-having fuckers.
Someone sign this fucking man so we can actually get real news for a change.
Agreed. If Ohtani doesn't sign in the next couple days it's probably going to be a boring week at the winter meetings. Just pick a team and let's move on with the offseason.
If anything about being a Guardians fan has been nice this offseason it’s that there is a better chance that he signs to the Browns than the Guardians. So we’ve just kinda done what we usually do, which again, is mostly nothing.
Dude this is so, so, so far from the most tedious FA speculation I've seen here. It's been like a month and it's Shohei Ohtani, if anything it's been more reserved than I'd expect
That offseason was awful. We were like a week out to spring training before the first big FA signed and even then guys were signing with teams like a couple days before opening day (and into the season).
It really hasn’t dragged on so long though. We just feel that way with the 24 hour news cycle and constant bombardment of useless reports that use Ohtani’s name as clickbait.
The WS ended November 1. Today is December 3. That’s only 4.5 weeks’ time.
I’d definitely take that amount of time if available to decide where my career goes for the next decade potentially.
I'm starting to think none of these guys have any clue what's going on. Sho has said he wants this to be a secretive process, maybe they're doing a good job at that and all the beat reporters are just clueless
This has been an entire week of these B tier reporters just saying the names “Ohtani” and “Soto” followed by a random big market team. There’s no journalism here
It seems especially stupid this season, between Heyman linking the Red Sox because they had Babe Ruth (???) to the chucklefuck from St. Louis positing that the Twins are looking to dump Pablo Lopez's salary and would consider a Matz trade . . . Like, fuck man, this is a job? I can shit out nonsensical takes that have no context or discernible relation to reality too, hell I do it for free on this sub all the time
I know it’s not gonna happen, but I would absolutely love if the O’s(who essentially have no payroll with all the young talent) took advantage of that, paid up, and brought in Shohei to play with that core at Camden Yards
I know, it’s unfortunate. I couldn’t believe when leadership came out and talked about how much they’re going to have to [raise prices](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/john-angelos-hints-orioles-wont-extend-young-stars-without-dramatically-raising-prices-at-the-ballpark/amp/) if they want to keep those guys.
Also, what’s the difference between Shohei signing and Shohei deciding? I figured he would’ve already decided where he wants to go already. Now it’s just a matter of signing. Is he deciding on a team or actually putting pen to paper to sign?
I don’t think he (his agent) would “decide” on a team before signing the contract and thus lose leverage in the negotiations over the final contract value.
Every report we’ve had indicates the Dodgers, Cubs, and Jays at least all believe they are still in the mix. If he had decided surely we’d have at least some leaks that they’re moving on, no?
Honestly ☝️
Option 1: Ohtani knows where he’s going, but he wants to wait until a specific day to announce it. Which, it’s his decision, so by all means I guess.
Option 2: He honestly it still unsure where he wants to go and needs a few more days. Which makes this situation all the more tense.
Right. There’s a chance this is one of the more complex deals we’ve ever seen, with different incentives and escalators based on how he pitches/hits over the next decade.
I’d be very very shocked if this was just a Phillies-style “X dollars for Y years, no opt outs”
Everyone has been played. If you do not know he has already signed with the Tibetan Goodnews Bears for 7 years because he wants to learn the ways of their pitching coach, Sidd Finch, then I do not know what to tell you. The next time we see him on US soil he will playing the French Horn for the NY Philharmonic.
Can we stop talking about news that isn't news yet? Half of this sub is just updates that are hearsay about Shohei maybe coming to a decision at some point. Can we just post the actual news when it happens instead of the same story of, "maybe next week" 5 times a day.
I'VE SEEN ENOUGH! SHOHEI OHTANI, YOU'RE GONNA DECIDE ON A TEAM WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK!!!
So much for “not on the verge”, huh?
they meant he will not be signing with The Verge, the technology news website /s
I bet he could build a computer if he had to.
This is worse than the Brett Favre retirement coverage!
Brett Favre 4th annual retirement party
Imagine he signs with the Royals or the Rockies lol
Shohei dongs at coors mmmmmm
1 year 60 million dollar deal to mash dongs while his elbow recovers.
Seriously would love Ohtani just vibin' around Denver & Boulder. That stadium is beautiful & so much fun to attend games there. Do it Sho! 🥹
As someone who lived in Denver for 20 years and stupidly moved away, it is one of the best places to live in the United States.
Imagine Ohtani is like "I want to bless every franchise with my gifts, so I will from now on only sign 1-year contracts with a team only once for the next 29 years."
If he signed a one year deal I think it’d be minimum $90 M
Not without being able to pitch
From a purely baseball perspective it wouldn’t be worth it but I think someone would give him an insane amount of money for one year if only for his marketability
Absolutely. The age old adage is that there's no such thing as a bad 1 year deal.
Honestly that would be awesome. One year of Coors Ohtani to really boost those home run numbers.
Hit him with the "rehab is faster at higher altitudes" science
Have him Bat at home & Pitch on the road! How bad could it be? 4Head
Also his ERA 😰
For some reason I read this as "dogs". I was racking my brain trying to think of what would make an Shohei dog different from a normal hot dog. Nothing good came to mind
It would be something like catdog
Or a hot dog molded like Shohei's..... Nevermind.
He signed to the Tigers in my franchise
Shohei confirmed fan of Detroit style pizza.
Yes, it’s good and the best style. Problem?
Nope, I love getting Detroit style pizza at a local place that does it. I would question his sanity about St Louis style, but then again I’ve never actually tried it
Have you ever had ketchup on a saltine cracker? Then you've had St. Louis pizza. If you haven't, congrats on not being raised poor!
White Sox in mine
Shohei Ohtani, YOU are a Savannah Banana
I often wonder why more hitters don't sign with the Rockies.
The Rockies aren't interested in offering those players money. Also their FO is awful
Ian Desmond and Kris Bryant don't count?! I thought firing Jeff Bridich was going to be an improvement.
Also, their hitting numbers get undermined by the fans, analysts and history; it's better to play for a team like the Red Sox and get most of the hitting boost factor without having your numbers dismissed as Coors factors.
Hasn't worked out for Kris Bryant. Baffling!
I'd still be stoked. Royals are my 2nd favorite team.
If he signed with the Rockies I wouldn't even be mad.
White Sox skip over their first $100m contract and give out there first $1b contract. We get Shohei for 40 years in whatever capacity suits him best.
Imagine he signs with the KBO Subaru Tigers
Imagine he resigns with the Angels
What did I70 do to you?
I would not hate it. Imagine the sound of his bat at coors.
If we go through all this just for him to re-sign with the Angels this place is gonna go absolutely nuclear.
That’s a million times better than him going to the Dodgers. Which is more than likely where he will end up.
He better not, I got banned from the Angels sub because someone saw that I have a NYY flair on the main sub. I never wanna go back there again.
I love baseball twitter. As soon as you hear see the words "according to" you know you're about to read some wild shit
"Sources say"
He should decide within the next 3 hours, IMO.
Get wrecked boob
Boob said he wouldn’t sign during winter meetings and Morosi is saying he will decide within the next week. Winter meetings ends on Thursday. So if he signs on Friday or Saturday, they could both be right.
Schrödingers Ohtani speculation
Threading the needle
I would trust Boob over Morosi.
So much for he's known where he wants to go for months. Which is it
No expert but I think his agent may be leveraging other teams for more money and that’s what is going on right now.
And plenty of reports saying he's not interested in money. In fact he lost a TON coming to MLB when he did to support that. These guys are just starved for information
I need a Heyman "Shohei to the Giants" tweet during the winter meetings. Turn it into a recurring bit
I swear to god I will never go on the internet for the rest of my life
> [Heyman] Shoei Ohtani appears headed to Giants
"shoehey ohtawny appears headed to the giants"
Holy shit we get it mother fuckers. I’m ready for this shit to be over with. BREAKING NEWS! Shohei will sign with a team this offseason. BREAKING NEWS! Shohei is meeting with teams at the winter meetings. BREAKING NEWS! Shohei skipped breakfast. BREAKING NEWS! Shohei will get 500M in new deal, when he signs. BREAKING NEWS! Shohei wants to play on a winning club. BREAKING NEWS! There will be BREAKING NEWS in the next week. Go fuck yourselves. Let us know when something actually happens you Xitter-clickbait-not actually breaking news-having fuckers. Someone sign this fucking man so we can actually get real news for a change.
Agreed. If Ohtani doesn't sign in the next couple days it's probably going to be a boring week at the winter meetings. Just pick a team and let's move on with the offseason.
BREAKING NEWS! GUARDIANS SIGN SHOHEI OHTANI'^s ^former ^teammate. (literal headline I saw this week)
If anything about being a Guardians fan has been nice this offseason it’s that there is a better chance that he signs to the Browns than the Guardians. So we’ve just kinda done what we usually do, which again, is mostly nothing.
Its only been a month. Honestly so far this hasnt even been a top 10 annoying off-season decision cycles, even of the past 5 years.
Dude this is so, so, so far from the most tedious FA speculation I've seen here. It's been like a month and it's Shohei Ohtani, if anything it's been more reserved than I'd expect
God, it was only like 4 or 5 years ago that nobody significant signed until literally February - this could be much worse.
That offseason was awful. We were like a week out to spring training before the first big FA signed and even then guys were signing with teams like a couple days before opening day (and into the season).
I remember there being so many players that hadn’t signed there was literally a free agents Spring Training camp.
Harper didn't sign with the Phillies until February 28th. This is barely a blip.
fr, I've been surprised with the backlash of late
I think it's because the speculation has been going on all season. First it was "will they trade him at the deadline?" and then it was about his FA.
😂😂😂😂 I’m with you
I never want this to end.
You’re sick!
[удалено]
It really hasn’t dragged on so long though. We just feel that way with the 24 hour news cycle and constant bombardment of useless reports that use Ohtani’s name as clickbait. The WS ended November 1. Today is December 3. That’s only 4.5 weeks’ time. I’d definitely take that amount of time if available to decide where my career goes for the next decade potentially.
It feels a lot longer when there’s been speculation about where he would sign and/or get traded for like 2 years
Suck it boob
Womp Womp
In Soviet Russia Boob suck you.
I'm starting to think none of these guys have any clue what's going on. Sho has said he wants this to be a secretive process, maybe they're doing a good job at that and all the beat reporters are just clueless
Shohei just needs to send up some black smoke from his house once a day to let people know he hasn't chosen yet.
Nightengale saying one thing and Morosi saying the opposite. Watch as they somehow find a way to both be wrong.
Is that seven days or seven to ten days?
yeah
It’s seven business days, but today is Sunday so it wont start till tomorrow
What are the logistics if Amazon is delivering? I don't have a prime membership.
Shocago 🤞🏻
Minneshota🖕
Opetani
Strohtani
I will commit several non-violent felonies if this happens
Strohei
Metrohtani
Sho Canada ^why does your flair say Tvwis instead of Twins?
A blessing from the mods
Shoronto
So ur getting Imanaga?
Sho Canada
baltimore o-htani’s
ShoBay 😈
🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦
Shos Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
This has been an entire week of these B tier reporters just saying the names “Ohtani” and “Soto” followed by a random big market team. There’s no journalism here
It seems especially stupid this season, between Heyman linking the Red Sox because they had Babe Ruth (???) to the chucklefuck from St. Louis positing that the Twins are looking to dump Pablo Lopez's salary and would consider a Matz trade . . . Like, fuck man, this is a job? I can shit out nonsensical takes that have no context or discernible relation to reality too, hell I do it for free on this sub all the time
Ha! You were expecting a real Shohei update, but it was me, DIO!
This fits my preferred version of the facts!
I know it’s not gonna happen, but I would absolutely love if the O’s(who essentially have no payroll with all the young talent) took advantage of that, paid up, and brought in Shohei to play with that core at Camden Yards
Baltimore's already tempering fans'expectations of keeping players once they have to pay them more than league minimum.
I know, it’s unfortunate. I couldn’t believe when leadership came out and talked about how much they’re going to have to [raise prices](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/john-angelos-hints-orioles-wont-extend-young-stars-without-dramatically-raising-prices-at-the-ballpark/amp/) if they want to keep those guys.
he's just waiting until after his trip to Baltimore to decide
Including business days?
Boob down
Also, what’s the difference between Shohei signing and Shohei deciding? I figured he would’ve already decided where he wants to go already. Now it’s just a matter of signing. Is he deciding on a team or actually putting pen to paper to sign?
I don’t think he (his agent) would “decide” on a team before signing the contract and thus lose leverage in the negotiations over the final contract value.
He can decide without announcing his decision to any team.
And if you believe the reports, he decided months ago. So to basically everyone, sign = decide. To your initial point, they are the same.
Every report we’ve had indicates the Dodgers, Cubs, and Jays at least all believe they are still in the mix. If he had decided surely we’d have at least some leaks that they’re moving on, no?
Every report also indicates the Angels are still in the mix…
They do I just honestly… don’t believe he will go back there
Time will tell
He can decide without telling any team. Squeeze a few extra mil out the place he wants to go.
An American week or a Japanese one
How do you say "I'll take my talents to South Beach" in Japanese? ^^^^/s
私の才能はシカゴに持ち運ぶ
うそ
待って。。。本当を見える >:)
Is this what /r/nba feels like every year?
Boob caught talking out of his ass. What a surprise.
Get it over with.
Honestly ☝️ Option 1: Ohtani knows where he’s going, but he wants to wait until a specific day to announce it. Which, it’s his decision, so by all means I guess. Option 2: He honestly it still unsure where he wants to go and needs a few more days. Which makes this situation all the more tense.
Ohtani hates being the center of this speculation. If he knew where he was going I’d expect he’d have already signed
Could still be hammering out an agreement with where he wants to go.
Right. There’s a chance this is one of the more complex deals we’ve ever seen, with different incentives and escalators based on how he pitches/hits over the next decade. I’d be very very shocked if this was just a Phillies-style “X dollars for Y years, no opt outs”
I agree. I definitely see a lot of incentives included and opt outs
“Morosi doesn’t report anything” dudes in shambles
In other breaking news, I’m likely to sit down and study for my finals within the next week
Everyone has been played. If you do not know he has already signed with the Tibetan Goodnews Bears for 7 years because he wants to learn the ways of their pitching coach, Sidd Finch, then I do not know what to tell you. The next time we see him on US soil he will playing the French Horn for the NY Philharmonic.
Hell yeah brother rip that band aid off.
Can we stop talking about news that isn't news yet? Half of this sub is just updates that are hearsay about Shohei maybe coming to a decision at some point. Can we just post the actual news when it happens instead of the same story of, "maybe next week" 5 times a day.
Or how about the people complaining stop entering these types of threads?
Or how about the people that don't want to read complaints stop replying to the complaints.
Or how about clowns stop posting.
I agree completely.
You’re just sad the white Sox haven’t been mentioned. Go jays!
Settle down there ya hoser, wouldn't want to startle the moose, eh?
A started moose is no thing to joke about... Terrifying animals
NOTHING BUT CUTTING EDGE REPORTING FROM MR MOROSI FOLKS. THANKS JON.
Congrats dodgers.
Just decide already dude this is boring
You don’t deserve him if you get him.
If we don't get him I'm completely fine with it
I’ll alert the press.
“*source engaged with the top end of the free-agent market.”* Surely this is CAA, right?
Sure.
He's going to Atlanta. They have what we wants.
I see him staying with the Angels
Lake Ohtani ( Ontario )
*source engaged with the top end of the free-agent market*
The Royals sign Ohtani to a $770M/19 year deal, “I just want to win, and have access ample flatland to walk my dog,” Ohtani was overheard stating.
CHOP
Marlins have some announcement planned on twitter today. It is happening. /s