I think Joe Maddon had a great impact on Ohtani as a manager. I think he understands Ohtani.

The question 'which team will Shohei sign with?' has caused as much excitement, mystery, and drama as the question 'who shot J.R.?'

Joe, I miss you. You are the best. When you come to PR tell Mako to introduce us. 😊

Make him an opener.

The cold? Have you seen the Rogers center lol to add look at the Florida facility the Jays got so enjoy the wind in Chicago nobody wants to play there

Ohtani signed with the Dodgers.

Signed with dodgers 10 yr 700m

how do the rangers sign shohei, hader, monty, and another top tier talent? realistic or an impossible dream? rule number one. don't leak anything about meeting w shohei. also, there's no cap in baseball, only luxury tax. the rangers would sell out every game as they just won their first world series in franchise history. that doesn't include revenue in shohei merchandise. they would literally make their money back in ticket sales and jersey sales in year one. lastly, if they offered a two year contract to all 3 players they could not only go after ohtani, hader, and monty, but another top tier talent next year. dodgers and red sox don't have a retractable roof which would shorten ohtani's his career as a two way. i hate to break it to the big spenders but when it comes to being the greatest baseball player of all time, money alone isn't going to convince the face of baseball to join ur team. winning means everything. he's done chasing the biggest bag. l.a. and boston have state taxes so all of this factors into his decision. just from a common sense perspective it makes sense that the rangers are the favorites to land shohei. wyatt langford, who is being compared to mike trout, was just called up by the rangers. the rangers had 5 all-star starters last year. and w wyatt langford added to the mix, u are basically looking at potentially 8 or 9 all-star starters next season with the best pitching rotation in baseball when degrom comes back. it just doesn't make sense for any other team to be the favorites to land him. if he only signed two years he would still be making the same per year if he signed with the dodgers or the giants who would offer him a long term deal in the elements of unpredictable weather. but by the end of the two years ray davis would have so much money in revenue and ticket sales that they would not only be able to match a long term offer but dare i say be able to offer more. Reasons why Shohei Ohtani "will" sign with Texas: 1: no state taxes 2: defending world series champions 3: retractable roof 4: influx of elite youth talent built for years of success in the future 5: great numbers at globe life field 6: Chris Young is the best GM in baseball 7: Bruce Bochy is the best Manager in baseball 8: only team in MLB history to go 11-0 on the road in the post season 9: Ray Davis is not afraid to open his wallet 10: Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, Nathan Eovaldi, Jordan Montgomery, and possibly Clayton Kershaw will be our rotation next year. 11: Josh Hader according to the rumor mill has mutual interest in the Rangers 12: He would bat clean up behind Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, and Adolis Garcia 13: He would immediately become the face of a franchise who is in win now mode. 14: how many All-Star starters did Texas have last year? 15: Chris Young is a high character guy who seeks out high character players. Shohei is very much a high character guy. class recognizes class. 16: Shohei has already said that he appreciated how the rangers sought him out before coming to the league. 17: opposing pitchers won't be able to pitch around him because of who would bat in front of him which means more home runs. 18: Yu Darvish loved playing in texas and most likely had conversations about it with Shohei 19: the fan base. we are loyal. I waited my entire life for a ring. went to games for 40 years win or lose. 20: Goldee's BBQ if shohei is afraid of getting injured he will definitely go after a long term deal in which case the front office will have to offer him a minimum of 400 million for 10 years. but do i have doubts that if that happens the rangers will take their hat out of the ring? absolutely not. chris young is way too smart not to let the opportunity of signing the goat pass by. with that said, do i think shohei will consider other teams? well if it was before the rangers won the world series then sure, but i 100% guarantee his mind is made up. u can call me mystic mac cus i predict these things. corey seager had tommy john too. hell half the league has had tommy john. but ur saying the greatest player do ever play the game. the dude is a cash cow investment in revenue alone not just ticket sales. japan will be paying the rangers to televise every single game. and any team who doesn't have a retractable roof that is going to bid on him doesn't stand a chance. every person in japan will be wearing rangers jersey's. he's 29 years old. he's in his prime. and he's the elite of the elite. his body will heal. and he's way too much of a competitor so he will pitch again. so when degrom comes back and he comes back dear lord god in heaven and earth. w rumblings of kershaw coming to his hometown. monty, eovaldi, scherzer. heany, dunning, and gray will hold it together until degrom and shohei is ready so if it sounds premature to say "i know where he's going", just means other mlb homers for other teams are delusional. why would a two way player who has had two are surgeries want to play outdoors for the rest of his career? if monty chases a bigger contract than the rangers can offer corbin burnes a two year option. either way i feel great about texas chances next season cause of chris young.

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