Ohtani's second elbow surgery is bound to have a major impact on his pre-agent contract after the season. Currently, experts are dominant that they will use opt-out even if they sign short or long-term contracts. It's actually a short contract. 토토
The reason is that Ohtani can take the mound in 2025 due to elbow surgery. Until August, the FA ransom was expected on the premise that Ohtani would also serve as a pitcher and batter. However, the surgery will only focus on hitting in the 2024 season. No club can invest astronomical salaries in a single hit.
Experts say that since he will resume working as a pitcher and batter in the 2025 season, agent Nez Valero can aim for a free agent again with an opt-out card. Opt-out means FA as an optional departure from the contract.
Opt-out is the best weapon a player can use in a contract. There is nothing to lose. Of course, if the record falls, you can comply with the existing contract. Recently, players have been making the most of the FA ransom by appropriately utilizing opt-outs.
Agent Scott Boras once lost the opt-out of his client, Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees, during a World Series game. Commissioner Bud Cilic also issued a public warning that the World Series was buried in Rodriguez's personal news.
Rodriguez signed a 10-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers in the winter of 2000, the highest ever in North American sports. At this time, agent Boras inserted an opt-out clause that could be released back to the FA after the 2007 season. At this time, opt-out was not commonplace. The Yankees eventually re-signed Rodriguez in November for a 10-year, $275 million contract.
Pitcher Jack Greinke also hit the jackpot twice with an opt-out. When Ryu Hyun-jin joined the LA Dodgers in the winter of 2012, Greinke also signed an FA contract. Six years and $147 million. $24.5 million a year. Greinke's agency Excel Sports Management put in an opt-out clause after three seasons.
In 2015, after three seasons, Greinke had 19 wins and 3 losses with a 1.66 ERA (No. 1 MLB) Cy Young Award. In December, he hit a six-year, $265 million jackpot with the Arizona Diamondbacks. $34.41 million a year. I was 32 years old.
For Ohtani, who will turn 30 in July 2024, an FA contract that breaks MLB's annual salary record can be made during the 2025 season, when he doubles as a pitcher and batter. It is interesting to see what kind of contract Agent Nez Valero will sign in the FA market after the season.