Shohei Ohtani stands between Dodgers owner Mark Walter, left, and Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers' president of baseball operations during a news conference at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. How can small-market teams expect to compete when MLB allows bogus deals like this one? Steve RossCarmel::$2 million a year sounds about right as Shohei Ohtani will probably be injured for most of the next ten years. Rob ParraRowland HeightsMissed opportunityAs the Dodgers celebrate the signing of Shohei Ohtani, I can't help but think that they could've signed Corey Seager for less than half of the $700 million that Ohtani received. Ohtani doesn't play in the field and Dodger fans have no idea who is going to play shortstop this coming season.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 16, 2023 15:53 UTC