one of a kind.

He's a top 5 pitcher and hitter, capable of striking out the best batters and hitting

towering home runs with ease.

But what really sets him apart is that he's excelling in both areas, a feat that hasn't

been achieved since Babe Ruth played over a century ago.

Teams are already looking into signing him to a massive contract.

But the question is: should they?

With no one else being a big name candidate for this season's free agency, that makes

Ohtani the biggest name in the market by far, making it very likely for a team to go all

in on him.

Many speculate 500 Million is realistic for Shohei, others 600 Million.

He'll most likely break the MLB record, and other players in the league are aware

of that.

Clayton Kershaw had this to say about the future contract and Shohei Ohtani - “I expect

him to get the highest contract ever, for sure.

I think that's a foregone conclusion at this point.”

The best part for teams willing to sign him is he provides a franchise not only superstar

talent, but a potential revenue stream from Japan where he is one of the country's most

famous celebrities.

The Angels generated roughly $10 million per year in Ohtani-related stadium advertising

and marketing agreements as of last year.

There's a certain point that a team decides it's not worth signing a player - at what

point is it not worth signing a player like Ohtani?

Depending on the annual salary, Shohei Ohtani could definitely be worth 500 million, he

could even be worth 600 million, but is he worth that kind of money in his late 30's?

Signing big contracts like this can be risky for a team, especially if he

Gets Injured Regresses Overtime

Or Is Somehow A Bust Although these things are just hypothetical

and unlikely, is it worth signing someone for that much money when you could spread

the money out to multiple different players?

Just things to think about when you have such a big contract possibility.

Another thing is that he's a two-way player which means he's going to be paid for both

pitching and hitting which is why he'll be paid double what normal players get.

This has to be factored in for whatever team is most likely to sign him, will he be the

same pitcher at 38 as he is at 28 if you sign him to a 10-year contract?

When signing someone with star potential like Ohtani, your looking to get him in his prime

to get a world series in the next few years, your not thinking about the later years of

his contract as much, this causes teams to put all there eggs into one player, which

could turn out not working out in the end.

This is of course something to keep in mind, Ohtani very well could be a star player even

in his late 30's, but there's always risk, especially with someone like Ohtani.

Signing Shohei Ohtani to a massive deal would bring more fans to the ballpark and bring

more eyes to the game.

Whoever signs him would have the benefit of having an almost celebrity-type person playing

for them.

I mean, a good amount of people go to Angels games just to see Ohtani, it's going to

be the same for whatever team signs him.

Although it's about signing a really good player to help your team to win, Ohtani gives

multiple different benefits to signing him.

So is Shohei Ohtani worth signing?

In most cases yes, in other cases maybe not so much.

At the end of the day, no matter who gets Ohtani he'll be great, and he'll most

likely be worth signing from any team.

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