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1. The rich get richer. The Dodgers got him for cheap at ten years.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Sat Dec 9, 2023, 05:09 PM

Dec 2023

It was estimated he go for about 600k for 5-6 years.

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Shohei Ohtani to join Dodgers on 10-year, $700M contract [View all] Yavin4 Dec 2023 OP

The rich get richer. The Dodgers got him for cheap at ten years. brush Dec 2023 #1

Who's on first? Roy Rolling Dec 2023 #2

I guess they do. Yavin4 Dec 2023 #3

Thank god the Cubs didn't get him. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2023 #4

I agree... bahboo Dec 2023 #45

"There are only two tragedies in life 303squadron Dec 2023 #5

10 years of pitching through your 30's would be tough on a shoulder. Wow. C Moon Dec 2023 #25

Appx 3 Billion people worldwide live on less than $2 per day JoseBalow Dec 2023 #6

Ok, and? Sal_NV Dec 2023 #8

That's it JoseBalow Dec 2023 #11

Some people are tone, deaf to inequality Whilex Dec 2023 #36

And some people, hint, hint, Sal_NV Dec 2023 #39

See, it's a fair salary, compared to nurses only if you know " the intricacies of baseball" Whilex Dec 2023 #42

Apparently MLB disagrees with you as do the Dodgers and all the other teams that Sal_NV Dec 2023 #43

The appeal to popularity fallacy Torchlight Dec 2023 #57

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Dec 2023 #61

Thank you for posting this democrank Dec 2023 #9

He will pay north of 50% of that in taxes. Calista241 Dec 2023 #10

He's as rich as I think Javaman Dec 2023 #16

And a parasite like Scooter Braun? speak easy Dec 2023 #24

he's a leach too. Javaman Dec 2023 #63

How can he feed his (non-existent) kids on a measly $350 million a year? Yavin4 Dec 2023 #40

Plus he'll have to pay state taxes in every state he plays in Sal_NV Dec 2023 #17

It's proportional though. Calista241 Dec 2023 #18

Exactly. nt Sal_NV Dec 2023 #19

That offsets DarthDem Dec 2023 #29

The one that is shocking to see is over $1,000,000 per week! C Moon Dec 2023 #26

MLB is a joke. Mosby Dec 2023 #7

Eh lonely bird Dec 2023 #13

The NBA has a salary cap. Mosby Dec 2023 #15

You most certainly can buy a championship Calista241 Dec 2023 #20

So lonely bird Dec 2023 #22

The Dodgers won't get their money's worth with this contract. ificandream Dec 2023 #12

If I understand correctly lonely bird Dec 2023 #14

I don't think they are jmowreader Dec 2023 #30

Dodger games draw a large fan participation. Tikki Dec 2023 #21

This brings new meaning to the term "Co-Prosperity Sphere"... First Speaker Dec 2023 #23

Fortunately as a job creator, he will have limited taxation. Gore1FL Dec 2023 #27

I'm wondering if the Dodgers are also trying to buy, cash on the barrel: usonian Dec 2023 #28

Almost $1.35 million a week, year round, $430k per game bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #31

Much of the money is deferred. The Dodgers will recoup a great deal of the money in off field business opportunities. Magoo48 Dec 2023 #32

Watch TV? No wonder it is so fucking costly. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #33

This is utterly obscene. It's a kids game. flashman13 Dec 2023 #34

Baseball is failing? Sal_NV Dec 2023 #35

We used to not being sympathetic to one percenters Whilex Dec 2023 #37

I have no problem with someone who gets rich by their hard work Sal_NV Dec 2023 #38

Lets look at some more meaningful numbers. flashman13 Dec 2023 #46

Think about this. In 1964 Mickey Mantle, one of the true greats, flashman13 Dec 2023 #51

Do you think Ohtani is 70 times better than Mantle? I don't. Sal_NV Dec 2023 #52

The highest paid professional athlete in American history is a non-American. Yavin4 Dec 2023 #41

Meanwhile, many hard-working parents cannot afford a babysitter Whilex Dec 2023 #44

And that has what to do with Ohtani earning what he's worked hard for? Sal_NV Dec 2023 #48

We don't invest in our kids on the same scale that other developed nations do. Yavin4 Dec 2023 #54

Immigrants tend to be hardworking Jose Garcia Dec 2023 #65

That and we don't invest enough in our people. Yavin4 Dec 2023 #66

I'm an Angels fan. I'm still in mourning. Initech Dec 2023 #47

Me too. Sal_NV Dec 2023 #49

I went to an Angels - Dodgers game at Dodgers Stadium, wearing my Angels jersey. Initech Dec 2023 #55

I would'nt go to that stadium for free miyazaki Dec 2023 #60

What does one do with $700,000,000, I wonder. IcyPeas Dec 2023 #50

I remember when Detroit Tiger Al Kaline Received a Million Dollar Contract back in the 70's Jacson6 Dec 2023 #53

Taxes in CA for $700M Jacson6 Dec 2023 #56

SS taxes on $700 million? $9932.40 LOL!!! Yavin4 Dec 2023 #58

Ridiculous amount of money. Owl Dec 2023 #59

proof Snoopy 7 Dec 2023 #62

"MORE AND MORE"............................MONEY.........HONEY!!!!! Stuart G Dec 2023 #64