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MarineCombatEngineer

(15,875 posts) Sat May 10, 2025, 09:14 AM May 2025

I have to say the the Dodgers picking up Shohei Ohtani from the LA Angels is one of the smartest moves in current

baseball history.

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I have to say the the Dodgers picking up Shohei Ohtani from the LA Angels is one of the smartest moves in current (Original Post) MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 OP

Is he close to pitching yet this season? True Dough May 2025 #1

I don't know. MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #2

"Picking up" sounds so quaint for a $700 million contract ... Auggie May 2025 #3

Ok, that's fair MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #4

One could make the argument Freddie Freeman (2022) was the bigger bang for the buck deal. Brother Buzz May 2025 #5

True Dough

(24,039 posts)

1. Is he close to pitching yet this season?

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Original post)

Sat May 10, 2025, 10:22 AM

May 2025

I've lost track of his progress on returning to the mound.

MarineCombatEngineer

(15,875 posts)

2. I don't know.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #1)

Sat May 10, 2025, 10:26 AM

May 2025

I thought at the start of the season he would be in the starting rotation, but that seems to be up in the air right now.
When he was pitching for the LA Angels, he had a phenomenal record against opponents.

I would love to see him pitching again and mowing down the opposing team.

Auggie

(32,509 posts)

3. "Picking up" sounds so quaint for a $700 million contract ...

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Original post)

Sat May 10, 2025, 11:54 AM

May 2025

with deferred wages stretching all the way to the year 2043.

MarineCombatEngineer

(15,875 posts)

4. Ok, that's fair

Reply to Auggie (Reply #3)

Sat May 10, 2025, 12:04 PM

May 2025

how about signing him to the contract?
Either way, IMHO, this was one of the smartest moves the Dodgers have made in a while.

Brother Buzz

(39,046 posts)

5. One could make the argument Freddie Freeman (2022) was the bigger bang for the buck deal.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #4)

Sat May 10, 2025, 10:38 PM

May 2025

Freddie Freeman Is batting .366, and he’s in a slump, that is when they don’ intentionally walk him. Shohei Ohtani Is batting a mire .304, but he gets walked a lot, too. In Ohtani’s defense, he a wicked smart base runner.

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