High end reliever Tanner Scott inked his deal this morning with LA.
Really nice for the Dodgers to finally get someone.
They’ve really had a tough time convincing guys to come join their squad lately.
Just kidding, this is all so fucking stupid.
And yes, Scott’s $72M includes $21M deferred.
Is that their next trick?
Obviously baseball has a problem, multiple actually.
The Dodgers have seemingly broken the game with deferred payments, a Japanese pipeline, and unlimited money.
Fun times for all.
So how did we get here?
Why is this happening?
Well, the answer is two words Shohei Ohtani.
Well, for starters he’s fucking awesome.
In year one he led them to a World Series title and racked up another MVP.
No other player can do that.
Ohtani’s arrival also created this comfort zone for other Japanese players to come over and join him.
Leaving your home for a brand new country is definitely not easy.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki had no brainer, easy decision when it came to their free agency.
Can I selfishly call them cowards for not accepting a bigger challenge?
Sure, but I get it.
Munetaka Murakami will have a similar easy decision next offseason when he makes his move.
Why go anywhere else?
Another part of this?
Winning brings in tons of revenue.
You know what else does?
Having another country’s market watching all your games and buying your stuff.
The added money stream from Japan will make Shohei’s contract seem free.
The ripple effect from that is you make more money and can bring in even more players.
Who cares what you spend when the returns are all in the positive?
It’s just one big cycle of “fuck you” to the rest of the league.
So how does this get fixed?
Buddy, get ready to learn “lockout.”
We’re almost certainly headed for a lengthy work stoppage once the current CBA expires.
Their owners simply shouldn’t be owners, but they refuse to give up their toy.
But when they see the Dodgers pulling this crap, they’re gonna bitch and moan for sure.
Of course not, because money printer go brrrrrrrr.
Like why bother, especially when owners cry poor like this.
Not sure how Manfred sees that and just nods his head like everything is cool.
At least the Dodgers are in the NL and more of a Mets problem?
Conveniently ignores the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the World Series last year.
