Ohtani to the Blue Jays? (Update: Signs w/Dodgers for $700 million over 10 yrs)

[oriole]

1 hour ago, Malike said:

Doesn't matter much at all who in the division does what due to the balanced schedule, if the O's beat the teams they are supposed to beat, they'll likely end up in the playoffs and all bets are off there.

It doesn’t matter quite as much as before, but I can say with a lot of confidence that the Jays will win more games if they sign Ohtani. It doesn’t matter if the O’s still win 100 games if the Jays are winning 101.

I absolutely hate the idea of Ohtani going to Toronto. It’s worst case scenario. Yankees and Red Sox are already financial behemoths, now we have to deal with a loaded Toronto team full of superstars in their prime? Bleh

[OriolesMagic83]

4 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

According to this it’s 53.53% top income bracket.

https://rstaccountants.ca/tax-info/2023-tax-rates/

 

Sales tax is something like 23%.  Imagine buying a 100k car and it costs $123k instead.

[interloper]

Confirmed that Ohtani was not on that plane. Incredible.

If he goes to the Dodgers after all... Immeasurable schadenfreude.

[OnlyOneOriole]

Here is the thing.  And this will never happen but if I am Angelos and I am going to sell the team?  I 1000% do this.  Sign Ohtani to a 5 year contract for $xxx...or at least try to.

 

First of all, since you are selling the team you will not pay for most of the contract. 

 

But secondly, Ohtani is a HUGE draw for Asian Americans and will increase the market cap of your team by I am guessing $400 M to $700 M.    When my wife and I went to the Orioles Angels game last Sept I am guessing at least 1/3 of the crowd was there to see him.  Maybe more.  I saw so many Asians there it was crazy.  Which was great btw as my wife is a hot Asian and many of the Asians there were women. 

 

Anyway the point is, of course overall there are more Asians located in Orange county CA compared to Baltimore, but if you add the surrounding DC and NYC area?   I bet it is pretty comparable.  Not only is the crowd attendance going to go up but so will the publicity.  And that makes the value of the team go up.

 

If I am PA I try and do this 100%.

 

 

[Moose Milligan]

2 hours ago, dystopia said:

The Jays have more than 1 or 2 good players. The Angels are probably tied for the most incompetent organization with the White Sox. 

Someone could argue that the Jays are more incompetent based on the number of good players they have and their inability to make the playoffs. 

[Moose Milligan]

Oh God. 

[PHRESH]

6 minutes ago, OnlyOneOriole said:

Here is the thing.  And this will never happen but if I am Angelos and I am going to sell the team?  I 1000% do this.  Sign Ohtani to a 5 year contract for $xxx...or at least try to.

 

First of all, since you are selling the team you will not pay for most of the contract. 

 

But secondly, Ohtani is a HUGE draw for Asian Americans and will increase the market cap of your team by I am guessing $400 M to $700 M.    When my wife and I went to the Orioles Angels game last Sept I am guessing at least 1/3 of the crowd was there to see him.  Maybe more.  I saw so many Asians there it was crazy.  Which was great btw as my wife is a hot Asian and many of the Asians there were women. 

 

Anyway the point is, of course overall there are more Asians located in Orange county CA compared to Baltimore, but if you add the surrounding DC and NYC area?   I bet it is pretty comparable.  Not only is the crowd attendance going to go up but so will the publicity.  And that makes the value of the team go up.

 

If I am PA I try and do this 100%

Not to mention the Legacy of bringing him to Baltimore. 

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Someone could argue that the Jays are more incompetent based on the number of good players they have and their inability to make the playoffs. 

They made it 3-4 and 5-9.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

They made it 3-4 and 5-9.

Sure, I guess. But in a day and age where making the playoffs is being made easier all the time I feel like they should have made it this year with the talent they had. 
 

Their manager is terrible. 

[deward]

2 hours ago, Malike said:

Doesn't matter much at all who in the division does what due to the balanced schedule, if the O's beat the teams they are supposed to beat, they'll likely end up in the playoffs and all bets are off there.

You could say that about all the other teams in the division. There aren't enough wild card spots for everyone. 

[glenn__davis]

6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Sure, I guess. But in a day and age where making the playoffs is being made easier all the time I feel like they should have made it this year with the talent they had. 
 

Their manager is terrible. 

They did make it this year.  But I agree they've underachieved.

[Moose Milligan]

8 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

They did make it this year.  But I agree they've underachieved.

I thought they finished third this year and didn’t make it. 

[Moose Milligan]

9 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

They did make it this year.  But I agree they've underachieved.

Whoops you’re right. Totally forgot the Twins took them out in the first round. 

[Jagwar]

7 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

It's only one year for Soto.

Probably going to be a decade of Ohtani.

until his elbow gives way again. 

[Jagwar]

39 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Whoops you’re right. Totally forgot the Twins took them out in the first round. 

Yeah... they couldn't even make it out of their first round. Losers. 

Wait....