From a distance, the Dodgers don’t appear to be the most welcoming of franchises for a player of Ohtani’s caliber. Wherever Ohtani signs this offseason, he will have a standard minor league contract that pays him the major league minimum as a rookie. As for what Ohtani wants, clues were offered in a news conference Saturday, a day after the Nippon-Ham Fighters announced he would be made available to major league teams this offseason. The majority of major league teams value him more as a right-handed pitcher than a left-handed hitter, but Ohtani said his preference would be to remain a two-way player. The Dodgers can offer more: The chance to not only win, but to win now.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 13, 2017 03:56 UTC