{"id":424546,"date":"2023-05-08T18:32:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=424546"},"modified":"2023-05-08T18:32:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:32:40","slug":"predictions-for-shohei-ohtanis-upcoming-free-agency-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/predictions-for-shohei-ohtanis-upcoming-free-agency-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions For Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s Upcoming Free Agency Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most dynamic player in baseball, the 28-year-old two-way star Shohei Ohtani for the Los Angeles Angels, has led baseball in WAR over the last three seasons by finishing in the top 10 among pitchers and the top 30 among position players, and he is still going strong in the first month of his contract year.<\/p>\n<p>What will Ohtani receive?<\/p>\n<h2>Predictions For Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s Upcoming Free Agency Contract<\/h2>\n<p>last month On the Dan Patrick Show, ESPN&#8217;s Tim Kurkjian forecasted that Ohtani&#8217;s next deal will be worth more than $500 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s going to break every record by a mile &#8230; and there are a bunch of teams that are really going to be interested, and there are a bunch of teams that seem to be saving up their money right now to afford him.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One MLB executive on an ESPN panel predicts Shohei Ohtani to sign an 11-year, $605 million contract.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s $55 million a year, and would shatter the record for the largest contract in American sports history.<\/p>\n<p>He would likely make close to $100 million a year with endorsements. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ppEUIP5or8\">pic.twitter.com\/ppEUIP5or8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB Metrics (@MLBMetrics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBMetrics\/status\/1655589894557691904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Can the Angels afford him, Kurkjian is questioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they can, and I think they\u2019re actually doing the right thing here, holding onto him. And they\u2019re going to try to win. And they\u2019re going to try to convince him that we\u2019re going to win here, and we\u2019re going to win long-term here. And we\u2019re going to build around you, and you\u2019re going to be Mike Trout\u2019s teammate for maybe another 10 years. If that doesn\u2019t happen, if they get to the trade deadline and the Angels are not going to the playoffs, and they don\u2019t have a bright future, I think that\u2019s when they\u2019re going to have to trade Ohtani.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shohei Ohtani&#39;s free agency is the most anticipated since The Decision in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>I collected predictions from 26 insiders about his next deal.<\/p>\n<p>They think they know where Ohtani wants to sign.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest contract in American sports is the starting point: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/00j46mYEbz\">https:\/\/t.co\/00j46mYEbz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kileymcd\/status\/1655583828465811456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the most recent rumor from ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan, Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s base contract in 2023 free agency might be $500 million, according to Pat McAfee on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Shohei Ohtani goes out this year, and puts up numbers like he has the last two seasons, the number is going to start at $500 million and only go up from there,\u201d Passan said on the Pat McAfee Show.<\/p>\n<p>Then Passan listed probable suitors for Shohei Ohtani, naturally starting with the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An MLB executive predicts Shohei Ohtani will sign an 11-year, $605M contract next offseason.<\/p>\n<p>$605M<\/p>\n<p>$605,000,000!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zhcB4X50NN\">pic.twitter.com\/zhcB4X50NN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB Deadline News (@MLBDeadlineNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBDeadlineNews\/status\/1655591866933420033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the Dodgers are playing. And when Steve Cohen, the New York Mets, the Seattle Mariners, and the San Diego Padres are present&#8230; Chicago Cubs and Angels are both attempting to keep him around. In fact, he will have made an insane amount of money, which is ludicrous player.<\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani came close to winning the AL MVP award in 2021 and 2022. Even if he was only a hitter, he would consistently be a candidate for the MVP. He is a celebrity once in a generation, though, because he is also a gifted pitcher. Teams are going to be open to dish out an \u201cabsurd amount of money,\u201d like Passan said, to sign him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The Milwaukee Brewers and Shohei Ohtani have agreed on a 1 year contract, sources tell ESPN. Ohtani will earn $35 million, as well as 40% ownership of the Milwaukee Brewers, until he retires from baseball. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hu0Vc8hSe1\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hu0Vc8hSe1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan (@ShadowShell51) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShadowShell51\/status\/1655588012749729793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/mlb\/insider\/insider\/story\/_\/id\/37413674\/shohei-ohtani-free-agency-contract-predicted-mlb-insiders\">ESPN<\/a> Panel-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$500 million or less (6): 8 years for $400 million, 8 years for 420 million, 9 years for 427.5 million, 13 years for 475 million, and 12 years for 492 million<\/p>\n<p>$500 million to $549 million (14): 9 years\/$500 million; 10 years\/$500 million; 10 years\/$510 million; 10 years\/$512 million; 12 years\/$512 million; 11 years\/$515 million; 11 years\/$515 million; 12 years\/$517 million; 10 years\/$520 million; 11 years\/$520 million, 11 years\/$525 million; 12 years\/$525 million; 11 years\/$526 million; 12 years\/$528 million<\/p>\n<p>at least $550 million (6): 10 years\/$550 million; 10 years\/$550 million; 11 years\/$550 million; 12 years\/$580 million; 12 years\/600 million; 11 years\/$605 million<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrulyTG\/status\/1655600339431854081?s=20<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Chiefs\u2019 Harrison Butker At Georgia Tech Graduation Delivers Speech: \u2018Get married and start a family\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/chiefs-harrison-butker-at-georgia-tech-graduation-delivers-speech-get-married-and-start-a-family\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chiefs\u2019 Harrison Butker At Georgia Tech Graduation Delivers Speech: \u2018Get married and start a family\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most dynamic player in baseball, the 28-year-old two-way star Shohei Ohtani for the Los Angeles Angels, has led baseball in WAR over the last three seasons by finishing in the top 10 among pitchers and the top 30 among position players, and he is still going strong in the first month of his contract [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":272993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[2221,163,8017,4450,8016],"class_list":["post-424546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb-news","tag-shohei-ohtani","tag-shohei-ohtani-2023","tag-shohei-ohtani-contract","tag-shohei-ohtani-free-agency-contract"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}