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On the flip side, these Japanese pitchers coming over who are highly coveted by MLB teams faced the same opposing batters in Japan.

Bauer's team in Japan wants him back. Some people seem to act as if everyone he has ever played with hates him when that is demonstrably untrue. And honestly, blackballing him is basically encouraging more of that same kind of targeting of professional ball players because they'll be afraid to refuse extortion or they might get forced out of MLB like Bauer effectively has been. 
To be clear, if the clubhouse vets like Trout don't want him, we should absolutely not sign him, but saying unequivocally you won't watch the Angels if they sign him is really a really dumb statement. 

Bauer's team in Japan wants him back. Some people seem to act as if everyone he has ever played with hates him when that is demonstrably untrue. And honestly, blackballing him is basically encouraging more of that same kind of targeting of professional ball players because they'll be afraid to refuse extortion or they might get forced out of MLB like Bauer effectively has been. 
To be clear, if the clubhouse vets like Trout don't want him, we should absolutely not sign him, but saying unequivocally you won't watch the Angels if they sign him is really a really dumb statement. 

Then you'd be an idiot. 

Then you'd be an idiot. 

Then you'd be an idiot. 

Then you'd be an idiot. 

Oh, let him be.  He couldn't even grasp the concept that the ownership would be in lieu of the $680 million owed, not in addition to.  And "25%-ish" was just a random number.  Could be 5% or 10% or something else. 
 

25% is just throwing out a number. I doubt Geoff did the math on it. I think it's a 100% certainty that he's agreed on an ownership stakes deal. Passan literally said that is what Ohtani was asking for, and the deal is structured in a way that works that way. And no, I don't think it'll be in 2043. I think the deferrals will be essentially cancelled at his retirement and traded in for ownership shares and that has already been agreed on - I think the deal was contingent on it. 
But sure, call us idiots. 😂

The name is never going to be changed back to California or Anaheim 
Amazing that is a top priority for some.

Newsom and Shohei:
 
 

This is 100% what is happening. 
Did anyone else see this? 
Shohei isn't just the greatest player of all time, he's also a freaking business genius. 

Earning equity over time in a business is about as old as the hills.  You take substantially less than you are worth withe the current owner keeping the difference as basically payments toward the eventual sale.
That’s why the structure of the Ohtani deal caused a number of people to speculate the same thing.
Dentists, doctors, lots of blue collar type businesses like plumbing or auto repair, etc. . . . They very often set up equity earn out sales over time and enjoy the “cheap” labor during the earn out.

Newsom and Shohei:
 
 

Newsom and Shohei:
 
 

Boob Nightengale saying the quiet part out loud. 😂 

Boob Nightengale saying the quiet part out loud. 😂 

This makes too much sense to happen.

Trade for Yellich and Burnes.  There is your left handed hitter.  

It'll pay for itself in six or seven years? The hell it will. 

In the end? Maybe. The deferrals will help a lot, but he still has to stay healthy, because his value drops big time if he can't. However, that looney toons article from The Athletic that said he'll be worth it in 6-7 years? That's just stupid. 

I said a week or two ago that the numbers being reported were crazy. I wanted him back, but $700m for a guy who is about to turn 30 during this next season and has already had two major elbow surgeries is bananas. Dodgers and Mets can afford that, but I doubt anyone else could. If we paid him that much, I would've said I don't see how that helps us since he's just a DH this season and we have no money for anything else.
I hope he does well, because Shohei is the goat, but I suspect the Dodgers will regret the contract. But it doesn't bother me especially since I don't have any obnoxious Dodger fans for friends and we rarely play them. 

I’ll be honest I don’t care if he has fun there just as long as he goes there. 

Itching for the next move.
Glad we have a resolution, so the offseason can kick into gear.