No one makes such a contract with Soto, so Ohtani and Hajji resume combined pitching → No. 1 Randy Johnson contracts
Jan 04, 2025
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He broke the 10-year, $700 million record agreed between Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers a year ago. In the case of the Otani contract, $680 million, or 97 percent of the total amount, will be paid out over 10 years after the contract period ends. The present value of the contract is only $461 million due to the clause 'deferralas'.
With a real average annual salary (AAV), Soto will receive $51 million and Ohtani $46.1 million. Anyone can see that Soto's contract terms make his mouth wider.
The world's first '700 million man'Otani won the World Series this year, the first season of his contract, creating the best hitter season ever, surpassing the ransom. He achieved the first 50-50 in history with 54 home runs and 59 steals, and was selected as NL MVP. The third MVP was also unanimous.
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Will Soto be able to hear that after 15 years, 765 million dollars were not in vain.
There is a skeptical reaction in this regard.
USA Today reporter Bob Nightingale said in a conversation with Dodgers Nation reporter Doug McCain on the 4th (Korea time) that "Otani's $700 million contract seems to be a perfect windfall when he played in his first season with the Dodgers. "Both sides are happy."
"If you choose whether to sign such a contract with Ohtani or Soto, you will choose Ohtani in an instant," the Nightingale reporter said, adding that "you know that no one will say that they will choose Soto."
Comparing the Otani contract with the Soto contract means that no one will choose the former, and no one will choose the latter. It can be seen as an explanation reflecting the atmosphere of the industry that the Mets spent that much money.
Soto is considered to be the best in batting to the extent that he was called the `21st Century Ted Williams" It can be considered to be in an elite position in terms of power, accuracy, and on-base percentage.
However, Ohtani is a different player. This is because both pitchers and batters have the best skills. Unrivaled, unprecedented, and no comparison. He is the kind of player that exists only in 'Ohtani World'. Ohtani resumes pitching this year. I'm preparing to rewrite the myth of double play.
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Johnson joined Arizona, which marks its second year with this contract, and has been in its prime for four years. He won the NL Cy Young Award for the fourth consecutive year, and led him to the World Series in 2001. For the fourth consecutive year, he has pitched more than 300 strikeouts, a 2-point ERA and 240 innings, and no pitcher in history has had a commanding number like Johnson's in four years. $52.4 million was simply a bargain. Kevin Brown ($105 million for seven years), the highest paid pitcher at the time, was also compared.
If Ohtani recovers his skills as a pitcher during his time with the Los Angeles Angels, he may get a business card from Johnson, the protagonist of the best contract in history.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
