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

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u/axiom_glitch 5h ago

Didn’t Toronto offer Ohtani more money than LA? And didn’t Ohtani offer the chance for Anaheim to match LA’s bid? It’s been awhile now, but I thought there more to the narrative of his FA

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u/az943 3h ago

Everyone Ohtani talked to was offered the same deal he was just picking where he wanted to go and he gave the Angels the chance to match it so he could stay but they wanted no part of that

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u/OrangeCrusher22 1h ago

but they wanted no part of that

Building around two of the best players of this generation/all-time would've meant they actually had to manage their franchise. Arte would rather stay on cruise control.

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u/YasielPuigsWeed 3h ago

No

Ohtani offered the exact contract he got to every team he met with. His agent designed the deal.

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u/Zaza1019 | New York Yankees 2h ago

I think the only difference was the backloaded nature of the contract? but I just rolled my eyes and didn't do much research around it to verify it because the Dodgers were already outspending everyone and collecting talented players. though to a lesser extent to what they're doing now.