User talk:700 million dollars. Ohtani, with that money, you can use Trout+A Road or Judge+Tatis at the same time

How ‘huge’ is Otani’s contract?

MLBcom, the official Major League Baseball website, pointed out the largest-ever free agent contract reached between Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 12 (Korean time).

Ohtani agreed to a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Yankees. This was the largest single contract in major league history as well as in world professional sports history.

The previous largest contract in the major leagues was the 12-year, $426.5 million contract extension signed by the Los Angeles Angels with Mike Trout in 2019. However, Ohtani's contract total is a whopping $273.5 million larger than Trout's contract.

MLBcom pointed out, "The difference between Ohtani's contract and Trout's contract is similar to the total amount of the contract the Yankees signed with Alex Rodriguez prior to the 2008 season." At the time, Rodriguez signed a 10-year, $275 million contract with the Yankees. $700 million is the amount that can hire Trout and A-Rod simultaneously for 10 years. Of course, Rodriguez's contract is already 15 years old, so its value is different now.

MLBcom also said, "The previous highest free agent contract was Aaron Judge's 9-year, $360 million contract with the Yankees. Ohtani exceeded this amount by $340 million. And $340 million is for the 2021 season. “It is exactly the same as the total amount of the extension contract that Fernando Tatis Jr. signed with the San Diego Padres (14 years, 340 million won).” This is giving Otani the money to use Judge and Tatis at the same time.

Of course, the 'actual value' of Ohtani's contract is expected to be much lower than $700 million. This is because Ohtani and the Dodgers decided to ‘delay’ a significant portion of his salary. Since the value of currency decreases over time, some say the actual value of Otani's contract could be around $500 million.

The Dodgers gave Ohtani, who cannot stand on the mound in 2024, a historic contract. Attention is being paid to whether Ohtani will be able to perform as well during the contract period as using Trout and Rodriguez, or Judge and Tatis at the same time. 안전놀이터