The US sports station “ESPN” summarizes the off now and explains the forecast for the next
The free agency market this season has shown more excitement than usual due to the series of extremely large contracts. Although teams like the Mets have invested huge amounts of money with their financial power as a weapon, teams like the Dodgers have missed big hits like the Giants aiming for Aaron Judge, who hit a new AL record of 62 home runs in a season. last season. Some teams have remained silent. The US sports station “ESPN” named the pitcher Shohei Otani, who will be in the next FA offseason, and noted that “there is no need to worry” about teams that are considered “losers” this season.
What was evident was the huge expansion in contracts due to competition among the best players. According to the article, more than half of the total amount invested in FA, $1.93 billion (about 248.38 billion yen), was spent on the top nine players. The nine include Judge, who re-signed with the Yankees, Carlos Correa, who attracted attention for canceling his contract twice, and Jacob deGrom, who moved from the Mets to the Rangers.
There are many teams that have lost the competition, but they say that there are many opportunities for these teams after next season. “There will be many FA records being broken in the FA market over the next two winters, and there are many players who can earn around nine figures,” he said. In addition to Ohtani, big names in the upcoming offseason include Manny Machado, Aaron Nora, Julio Urias, and Yu Darvish.
In addition, he also talked about the Dodgers’ move in the offseason. Won “Patience is a virtue,” and said, “I am fully aware of the time for Ohtani to become free agency.”, I expect it will be a step in preparation for the next time. The Dodgers, who have an image of being active in reinforcements, were quiet. It’s already attracting attention.
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