Ohtani Avoids Arbitration With Record $30M Deal With Angels : Still underpaid ?
As part of a deal that averts arbitration, the Los Angeles Angels and Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani have agreed to a one-year, $30 million contract, the Major League Baseball franchise announced on Saturday.
Biggest Deal Till Date With Arbitration Eligible Player
Ohtani’s deal is the biggest ever granted to an arbitration-eligible player. He was elected the American League’s Most Valuable Player in 2021 after an incredible season in which he excelled as a pitcher and hitter.
Ohtani had another strong season this year and is competing with New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge for AL MVP honours as well as the AL Cy Young Award, which is granted to the league’s top pitcher. Ohtani is probably going to make one more start for the Angels during the 2022 regular season.
More hardware for his collection 🏆
Tonight, we honored Shohei Ohtani with our team MVP and Nick Adenhart (Pitcher of the Year) awards, as voted on by his teammates! pic.twitter.com/r3jypoCKAA
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) October 2, 2022
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels are in agreement on a one-year, $30 million contract to avoid arbitration. It’s the largest salary ever for an arbitration-eligible player and will be his final number before he hits the free agent jackpot following the 2023 season.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 1, 2022
Ohtani, 28, has a 15-8 record this season with a 2.35 ERA and 213 strikeouts. On Thursday against Oakland, he carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Ohtani’s $24.5 million raise, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, is the greatest year-over-year wage increase in a major league player’s career.
El el 8vo inning le tumban el No Hit- No Run a Shohei Ohtani y miren su reacción 😲 pic.twitter.com/IlBckUA93Z
— KingDeportes.com (@kingdeportes_ve) October 1, 2022
Ohtani, the current American League MVP, has a 15-8 record, a 2.35 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, 213 strikeouts, and a.276 batting average with 34 home runs and 94 RBIs. Ohtani’s final start was against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, when he pitched eight scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and a single walk while recording his eleventh game with at least ten strikeouts.
Shohei Ohtani will make $30 million in 2023 after he and the Angels agreed to a one-year contract for next season to avoid arbitration.
The agreement is the largest salary ever for an arbitration-eligible player. More: https://t.co/rElRcln2yO pic.twitter.com/89u9WppXBF
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 1, 2022
In his first season with the Angels, Ohtani went 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA in 10 starts, hitting.285 and winning AL Rookie of the Year. Following Tommy John’s surgery, he did not pitch in 2019. Ohtani won MVP in 2021 after a remarkable season in which he went 9-2, had a 3.18 ERA and hit a league-high 46 home runs.
The #Angels today agreed to a one-year, $30 million contract with RHP/DH Shohei Ohtani for the 2023 season.
With the agreement, the arbitration process is avoided.
— Angels PR (@LAAngelsPR) October 1, 2022
Despite Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who have tied an AL record with 61 home runs and is in line to capture the Triple Crown, he is still in the running for MVP this season. After the current campaign, Judge, 30, is expected to become a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels are in agreement with Shohei Ohtani on a 1-year, $30M contract to avoid arbitration. pic.twitter.com/270nSGLRgF
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 1, 2022
After the 2023 season, Ohtani will still be a free agent, and his future may be dependent on the Angels’ imminent success because they will finish their seventh straight losing season next week. Despite once again being out of the playoff picture, the Angels didn’t move Ohtani at the deadline because he is so well-liked by the team’s supporters.
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