Edit: you appear to be correct https://www.sportskeeda.com/basebal...ining-ambiguity-surrounding-historic-mlb-deal
All I heard is the Blue Jays saying they were "right there" indicating they were close but haven't heard how close Could be $50M less, could be $250M less.
$113M/6yrs is a lot more than originally expected. Still could be a good signing but there’s risk there. Early in the offseason people were saying he’d get in the $50M range and I thought he’d be an excellent value to Houston in that range. Not so much at twice that amount.
That is something that would make it harder for the Astros to get anyone to take that type of deal, all of the advantage would be for the team, not both I actually learned a lot about how those professional contracts work through Andrew Luck
If that’s the return it’s pretty weak and I would have liked Houston to beat that deal. Thats something like Glasnow and Margot for Kessinger and Meyers.
trades between those teams make way more sense to them than anyone else. They have very similar talent evaluation and development processes. TB doesn’t want just anyone’s prospects back
I think you're way overvaluing Meyers and way undervaluing Pepiot. Meyers is a very solid defensive CF with a questionable bat. Pepiot is entering his sophomore year and was a top pitching prospect with great stuff. It would've taken a lot more than Kessinger and Meyers to get Glasnow and Margot.
I think the Giants may not be out on Bellinger though his priority may be down a bit. They have money to spend and need to make a big splash. They also have prioritized defense and there are serious questions about this guy's ability to stay in CF. What it does do without a doubt is crowd the OF (especially if they still want Bellinger) Furthermore, they have no SS to mentor/back up Luciano who is expected to start, is only 21 and has only played 18 g in AAA and 14 in MLB. This convinces me that a deal involving Dubon and Yaz makes more sense than ever.
If he doesn't pay CA income tax on those earnings, I expect it to go to court given the dollars at stake. California, like most states, tax deferred compensation earned in the state. The question is do those earnings qualify as retirement income, which US Law would prevent California from taxing unless he still lived in the state. I think there is a legal argument to both sides. I'd have to see if any court cases have settled the issue. I do think the black letter of the law is more in Ohtani's favor, but interpretation of intent might favor CA (depending on the makeup of the court).
Potential sounds a lot like an Ichiro-esque player. Not sure his speed is quite on par given his lower SB numbers, but don't know what is normal in the KBO (5% K-rate is ridiculously impressive in any league). I hope he does well in SF.
