On March 21, 2024, the ‘Major League World Tour Seoul Series 2024’ game was held between the San Diego Padres and the LA Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. In the bottom of the second inning, with one out and 2nd and 3rd bases on base, LA Ohtani hits a 1-RBI sacrifice fly./Gocheok = Reporter Jinhyeong Yoo zolong@mydaily.co.kr
[마이데일리 = 김진성 기자] “Ohtani may not have been paid by the Angels.”
It’s shocking. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported on the 2nd (Korea time) that Mike Trout (33, LA Angels) was unlikely to be traded, and revealed some behind-the-scenes details of the contracting process for Shohei Ohtani (30). , LA Dodgers). In short, the argument is that the Angels have kicked their luck.
On March 21, 2024, the ‘Major League World Tour Seoul Series 2024′ game was held between the San Diego Padres and the LA Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. LA Dodgers’ Ohtani hits twelve with one out in the bottom of the first inning./Gocheok = Reporter Jinhyeong Yoo zolong@mydaily.co.kr
Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the LA Dodgers in the 2023-2024 free agent market. However, this contract has a whopping $680 million dip clause. During the term of the contract, he will receive only $20 million per year, and the remaining $680 million will be received over 10 years between 2034 and 2043, when the contract expires.
There were foreign media outlets that claimed this contract was a ‘trick’ by the Dodgers and Ohtani. The Dodgers are reducing team payroll, which has the effect of lowering the luxury tax. Otani can also pay less taxes to California. Under California state law, if Ohtani moves to another state after signing with the Dodgers, he doesn’t have to pay taxes on the $680 million.
However, according to Rosenthal’s report, the Angels also received a contract offer with the same terms from Ohtani in the free agent market. However, the club’s owner, Arte Moreno, refused. Of course, even if owner Moreno gave the OK, in the end Ohtani had to choose a team among the Dodgers, Angels, and the Toronto Blue Jays, who were competing until the end. It is true that the Angels’ deal is still unclear.
However, if what Rosenthal said is true, the Angels themselves were reducing the chances of Ohtani’s contract being renewed, and effectively, they were the first to back out of Ohtani’s contract. Angel fans will be shocked. They even refused to trade last summer in order to keep Ohtani, but in reality, they let go in the free agent market.
“Moreno has repeatedly refused to authorize a trade for Ohtani, even though it would have been a tremendous return that could boost his ailing franchise,” Rosenthal said. He later turned down a $700 million contract offer that included a $680 million dip. “Ohtani might not have taken the Angels’ money.”
This means that if owner Moreno had approved the $700 million contract that included Dipper, Ohtani might have taken the Angels’ hands again instead of the Dodgers. Rosenthal said, “What the Angels can give back now is the 74th pick in the 2024 draft.”
If Moreno had traded Ohtani, he would have received the largest prospect package ever. But the reality is that we are more or less empty-handed. Sure, he got a draft compensation pick after his qualifying offer was rejected, but it’s true that he’s shabby. If it is true that there was an opportunity to seize the opportunity in the free agent market, but it was missed, it is clearly the fault of Moreno’s owner.
On March 21, 2024, the ‘Major League World Tour Seoul Series 2024’ game was held between the San Diego Padres and the LA Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. LA Dodgers manager Roberts and Ohtani watch Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitch in the first inning./Gocheok = Reporter Jinhyeong Yoo zolong@mydaily.co.kr
The Angels expect Trout to be out for at least two to three months with a knee meniscus injury. Otani is no more. It is very likely that the performance will be at its bottom again. Already 11 wins, 20 losses, 4th place in the American League West Division. According to The Athletic, the Angels’ farm system ranks 29th out of 30 teams. This is a team that doesn’t do anything right.
Correspondent Kim Jin-seong kkomag@mydaily.co.kr
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