Shohei Ohtani Rumors: Angels Free Agent ‘Would Be Very Intrigued’ to Play for Braves
November 13, 2023
Thoughts?!
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I would love Shohei Othani in a Btaves uniform, but I’ve always assumed he would prefer to stay on the west coast.
ok. but we arent gonna pay him 500m though so… suspect his interest will be short lived.
Let it go bruh š itās over
I too āwould be very intriguedā for Shohei Ohtani to play for the Braves. Iād even go as far to say Iād be delighted.
Shohei let me tell you about all the incredible work The Braves Foundation is doing
So 7 years 42 million?
I’m very intrigued by the prospect of dating a model and I think I have a better shot at that than Shohei being a Brave.
No way. I wish, but no shot.
PROVE ME WRONG GOD
Can we afford him?
I doubt AA would return the sentiment… well maybe the sentiment, but he would not act on it.
A Reliable, no drama organization could be tempting to someone of his reputable personal code. Although itās always hard to argue with generational money, I think he will more than make up for any loss with endorsements here AND in Japan. Perhaps for him, there actually is a cap to wealth.
Another point to consider is how he reportedly wanted a community with at least some Japanese footprint. Is that familiarity still important to him or is he more comfortable in the US now where that wonāt be a problem? If the latter, perhaps we have a chance
Iām talking myself into this lmao
Braves Foundation would make bank with that contract.
I wouldnāt risk it honestly
Letās be honest, translating from Japanese that could very well mean no chance Iād go there.
Hear me out everyone, I majored in Girl Math. According to my calculations, if Ohtani signs a $500M contract with the Braves, thatās a measly $5M donation to the Braves Foundation. I wouldnāt even get out of bed for $5M. But what about this, a $1 BILLION dollar contract to sign with the Braves, that way the Braves foundation get a whole $10 MILLION donation (and win 5 World Series in a row). Do the Braves care about philanthropy or not?!?
If there were ever a time to pay an absurdly huge contract,….this is it.
I ā¤ļø Ohtani
As much as weād all love this we all collectively know heās gonna be a Dodger most likely right? West coast with best chance to win. Heāll at least get a chance to see the playoffs there
I doubt it happens. It would be cool to see Braves hats sales go up in Japan though!
We would be crazy not to throw out an offer of say $250 million. I expect others will be willing to pay double what we would and thatās ok. Weāre one of the few places where he would be purely a luxury not a need.
This is probably just being rumored by his camp to drive up the price. But what if itās notā¦..
AA won’t pay him what he deserves.
Don’t give me hope
Build the statue of AA already
Sohei Ohtani deserves to get paid and play for a contender. We are arenāt paying him a half a billion dollars or whatever so thatās out. Most of me wants to see him get paid and succeed.
Theres a tiny troll in me though that wants to see him get paid 500 million by the Mets and they just miss the playoffs again.
Iām very intrigued to drive a Ferrari.
Would it be possible instead of giving him more money per year to give him some ownership of the organization since itās not privately owned? I donāt know much about that side of business I just read that would be a possibility.
AcuƱa, Ohtani, Riley, Olson, Albies. A man can dream
I’ll eat an entire blooper costume with no beer if that deal gets done.
No.
Itās down to the Rangers and San Francisco.
This is the only FA that every single team should shell out 500 million plus. You will get most of that paid from the ripple effect of having Ohtani on your team. He’s a very low risk guy for the reward of starting a dynasty, having an ace, and top 5 hitter in the league at the same time. I’m sure this rumor has 0 credibility, but AA should absolutely give him WHATEVER he asked for if he had even the slightest interest in the braves. You cannot pass up an opportunity like this
#BAH GAWD! THATāS ALEX ANTHOPOULOSā MUSIC!!
AA doesnāt sign anyone for a single cent over $23MM AAV. So no. Not happening. Heās a Dodger or Giant and thatās that.
Tinfoil hat time – not paying Dansby $25MM annually and not extending Fried at $30MM+ per year was 4-D chess to sign Ohtani all along.
Please lord
Feeling is mutual between every professional team that exists
I kind of hope we sign him so r/baseball can just have a meltdown again and tell us that we canāt keep getting away with this
Maaaan, if all you gotta do to work for a baseball news site is get high and come up either random nonsense, I am in the wrong profession.
40 comments
I would love Shohei Othani in a Btaves uniform, but I’ve always assumed he would prefer to stay on the west coast.
ok. but we arent gonna pay him 500m though so… suspect his interest will be short lived.
Let it go bruh š itās over
I too āwould be very intriguedā for Shohei Ohtani to play for the Braves. Iād even go as far to say Iād be delighted.
Shohei let me tell you about all the incredible work The Braves Foundation is doing
So 7 years 42 million?
I’m very intrigued by the prospect of dating a model and I think I have a better shot at that than Shohei being a Brave.
No way. I wish, but no shot.
PROVE ME WRONG GOD
Can we afford him?
I doubt AA would return the sentiment… well maybe the sentiment, but he would not act on it.
A Reliable, no drama organization could be tempting to someone of his reputable personal code. Although itās always hard to argue with generational money, I think he will more than make up for any loss with endorsements here AND in Japan. Perhaps for him, there actually is a cap to wealth.
Another point to consider is how he reportedly wanted a community with at least some Japanese footprint. Is that familiarity still important to him or is he more comfortable in the US now where that wonāt be a problem? If the latter, perhaps we have a chance
Iām talking myself into this lmao
Braves Foundation would make bank with that contract.
I wouldnāt risk it honestly
Letās be honest, translating from Japanese that could very well mean no chance Iād go there.
Hear me out everyone, I majored in Girl Math. According to my calculations, if Ohtani signs a $500M contract with the Braves, thatās a measly $5M donation to the Braves Foundation. I wouldnāt even get out of bed for $5M. But what about this, a $1 BILLION dollar contract to sign with the Braves, that way the Braves foundation get a whole $10 MILLION donation (and win 5 World Series in a row). Do the Braves care about philanthropy or not?!?
If there were ever a time to pay an absurdly huge contract,….this is it.
I ā¤ļø Ohtani
As much as weād all love this we all collectively know heās gonna be a Dodger most likely right? West coast with best chance to win. Heāll at least get a chance to see the playoffs there
I doubt it happens. It would be cool to see Braves hats sales go up in Japan though!
We would be crazy not to throw out an offer of say $250 million. I expect others will be willing to pay double what we would and thatās ok. Weāre one of the few places where he would be purely a luxury not a need.
This is probably just being rumored by his camp to drive up the price. But what if itās notā¦..
AA won’t pay him what he deserves.
Don’t give me hope
Build the statue of AA already
Sohei Ohtani deserves to get paid and play for a contender. We are arenāt paying him a half a billion dollars or whatever so thatās out. Most of me wants to see him get paid and succeed.
Theres a tiny troll in me though that wants to see him get paid 500 million by the Mets and they just miss the playoffs again.
Iām very intrigued to drive a Ferrari.
Would it be possible instead of giving him more money per year to give him some ownership of the organization since itās not privately owned? I donāt know much about that side of business I just read that would be a possibility.
AcuƱa, Ohtani, Riley, Olson, Albies. A man can dream
I’ll eat an entire blooper costume with no beer if that deal gets done.
No.
Itās down to the Rangers and San Francisco.
This is the only FA that every single team should shell out 500 million plus. You will get most of that paid from the ripple effect of having Ohtani on your team. He’s a very low risk guy for the reward of starting a dynasty, having an ace, and top 5 hitter in the league at the same time. I’m sure this rumor has 0 credibility, but AA should absolutely give him WHATEVER he asked for if he had even the slightest interest in the braves. You cannot pass up an opportunity like this
#BAH GAWD! THATāS ALEX ANTHOPOULOSā MUSIC!!
AA doesnāt sign anyone for a single cent over $23MM AAV. So no. Not happening. Heās a Dodger or Giant and thatās that.
Tinfoil hat time – not paying Dansby $25MM annually and not extending Fried at $30MM+ per year was 4-D chess to sign Ohtani all along.
Please lord
Feeling is mutual between every professional team that exists
I kind of hope we sign him so r/baseball can just have a meltdown again and tell us that we canāt keep getting away with this
Maaaan, if all you gotta do to work for a baseball news site is get high and come up either random nonsense, I am in the wrong profession.
Arigato-gozaimashita!