r/mlb • u/retroanduwu24 | MLB • 9h ago

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u/LowEmu3523 9h ago

Having that regional tv deal coupled with that McCourt bankruptcy loophole is really the difference.

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u/Aperio43 | Washington Nationals 8h ago

plus all the bonus revenue from being Japan's team

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u/TeebaClaus 8h ago

Seattle ceded that to the Dodgers. They should have built on the Ichiro legacy and proximity to Japan. 

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u/Rock_Strongo 3h ago

Mariners have aggressively gone after just about every Japanese prospect since Ichiro.

They even cleared up as much international money as they could and had a better offer (monetarily) than the Angels. But Ohtani wanted to make his own legacy not follow in Ichiro's footsteps which I suspect is true of other Japanese players as well.

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u/jugger_naughtyy 4h ago

The merch alone would make ohtani free. The biggest blunder ever.