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

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Moose Milligan
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Hope he kills it for the Dodgers. Glad Toronto lost again. Losers. 

Sports Guy
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Pointing out the obvious isn’t clever. It’s just obvious. (this actually may not be true either..may be subject to their ridiculous taxes anyway)

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It's a shame that it took Kevin Gausman leaving the Orioles' organization to find his spine. He was like a timid little butterfly when he pitched for this team. Now he's a keyboard warrior!

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1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

True. I can’t see Ohtani becoming a “Florida man” though. 

South Dakota doesn't, Alaska doesn't, Nevada doesn't... plenty of cool, cosmopolitan places for Ohtani to kick back and put down roots after he hangs 'em up.

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1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

All of this content will be a useful resource when the O's are trying to get under the cap.

Think of how much more JA could pocket if he could figure out how to get the pre-arb, league minimum guys to go for this plan.  I can see the wheels turning already.

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6 minutes ago, SteveA said:

All the talk in this thread is how good this is for the Dodgers.   Which I agree with.   But the reports I am reading say that the massive deferral was Ohtani's idea from the get-go, and that he also brought it up in negotiations with other teams besides LA.

Personally I think he wants to win. He has plenty of money and it's time for a WS trophy.

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Just can't resist giving the middle finger to the rules and injecting politics into discussion can you?  I'm sure you are patting yourself on the back for your cleverness.

Pointing out the obvious isn’t clever. It’s just obvious.

(this actually may not be true either..may be subject to their ridiculous taxes anyway)

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State taxes play out in another way as well.  I'm not sure of the specifics, but every state with an income tax that Ohtani plays in has a fractional claim on his income for the time he spends "working" (playing professional baseball) in that state.  If that fraction is calculated on $2 million instead of $70 million I can see that leading to some angry state legislatures with taxing authority looking for restitution. 

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