4+1 The Unbelievable Comeback
Nice little documentary from SportsNet LA on one of the greatest games in Dodgers history.
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Shohei Ohtani is not healthy. How long will the Dodgers let him play through it?
In all honesty watching the Dodgers since even the All-Star break has been painful. Their early year tear devolved into an aged and injured line-up treading water. When it’s this Dodgers team, that’s still a pretty good top 5 team, but against good competition they often look overmatched. Time to get healthy for the October push, boys.
She is gone!
In a moment that will echo through Dodger history, Freddie Freeman’s electrifying walk-off grand slam — the first ever in World Series play — finally gives fans the kind of magical October memory they’ve been yearning for since Kirk Gibson’s legendary 1988 blast.
Fangraphs: “Shohei Ohtani Is Deferring 97% of His Contract”
Ohtani will inarguably be taking home $700 million via this deal, and I disagree with the notion that the contract should be described as anything other than that big number from a bottom-line perspective. But what matters, especially with regards to the Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), is the present value of the contract.
Giants Fans Hate the Ohtani Deal
There are lots of reasons to love the Dodgers signing of Shohei Ohtani. Acquiring an all-time talent? Brilliant. The unprecedented $700 million contract with deferred payments that allows for payroll flexibility? Yes please. The sweet, sweet, salty tears of Giants fans? Maaaybe the best of all?
MLB: “‘Overwhelming majority’ of baseball execs think Shohei ends up with Dodgers”
“It’s pretty evident from how the Dodgers have positioned themselves with few long-term contracts on the books and plenty of available cash.
Feinsand points towards the fact the team didn’t spend heavily last winter, which could lead to them shelling out a massive contract for the generational star.\n> Feinsand isn’t the only insider who thinks the Dodgers are the clubhouse favorite to land Ohtani, as ESPN’s Buster Olney heard from a person in the Dodgers’ organization that president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman is “obsessed” with Ohtani and will do what it takes to position the club to sign him.\n”
