There is no MVP experience "1", but what about A-road 24 years ago? Ohtani has nothing to say even if the record is broken
There is no MVP experience "1", but what about A-road 24 years ago? Ohtani has nothing to say even if the record is broken
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Of the 14 players who signed contracts worth more than $300 million in total, five players with MVP careers were at the forefront.
In terms of contract rankings based on the total amount of the annual salary site "Cot's Baseball Contracts", Shohei Ohtani ($460,814,765), Mike Trout ($426.5 million for 12 years), Mookie Betts ($365 million for 12 years), Aaron Judge ($360 million for 9 years), and Bryce Harper ($330 million for 13 years) are ranked eighth.
In the case of Giancarlo Stanton, who is tied for ninth, the big contract was not a reward for winning the MVP title, as he signed an extension contract for 13 years and $325 million at the end of 2014 when he was with the Miami Marlins and won the National League MVP in 2017, three years later. On the other hand, Ohtani and Trout were given two MVPs, and Betts, Judge and Harper were given more than $300 million in "megaton-class" contracts after winning one MVP each.
Eight of the 14 players who have never been MVP in their careers are Manny Machado ($350 million for 10 years), Francisco Lindor ($341 million for 10 years), Fernando Tatis Jr. ($340 million for 14 years), Corey Seager ($325 million for 10 years), Yoshinobu Yamamoto ($325 million for 12 years), Gerrit Cole ($324 million for 9 years), Rafael Devers ($313.5 million for 10 years), and Trey Turner ($300 million for 11 years).
It is hard to say that he is not eligible for a large amount of money just because he has not won MVP award. Cole was already ranked second in the American League Cy Young Award in 2019 before signing an FA contract with the Yankees, and Machado, Lindor, Tanis Jr., Seager, Devers, and Turner were all recognized for their outstanding skills in offense and defense and became the top baseball players in their 20s. The same goes for Yamamoto. Knocking the Major League as the best pitcher in Japanese professional baseball history, he was offered more than 300 million dollars by the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees.
However, concerns are rising that a former MVP is seeking a whopping 600 million U.S. dollars for a contract worth more than 600 million dollars to rank No. 1 in ransom. Juan Soto is dubbed the Ted Williams of the 21st century. He means that he is a perfect batter with accuracy, power and vision.
Just in time, he hit his career high with the Yankees this year. He had 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, 128 runs, 129 walks, an on-base percentage of 0.419, a slugging percentage of 0.569, and an OPS of 0.989. Since he ranked third in the AL MVP voting, he enjoyed the FA season properly.
Let's take a look at his career record. Since his debut with the Washington Nationals in 2018, Soto has posted a slash line of 0.285/0.421/0.532 over seven seasons with 201 home runs, 934 hits, 769 walks, and 696 strikeouts. He has more walks than strikeouts, and has posted an on-base percentage of .400 for the seventh consecutive year. Some say he is the most complete hitter in history. This means that he has both on-base plus clutch ability. While his defense and base running may be below average, no one is asking him to play hustle.
The cumulative WAR is 36.4, and Alex Rodriguez (38.1) is the only fielder who has accumulated that amount until the 25-year-old season and went to the FA market.
A-Rod marked a milestone in the history of the FA 24 years ago. After his debut with the Seattle Mariners, he moved to the Texas Rangers after receiving a 10-year, $252 million deal. At the time, the highest contract ever for professional sports in North America was for six years and $126 million for Kevin Garnett. He was exactly twice as big as A-Rod. The Los Angeles Times wrote under the title Texas-Sized Deal that Texas undoubtedly made big contracts with the best players in the Major League and more than the value of 18 teams, putting concerns about the future of baseball. 토토사이트
Comparing A-Rod's contract to Texas, which has the largest land mass among the 50 states in the U.S., he criticized that he broke down the order of Major League Baseball contracts. However, A-Rod has been the best player of his time, winning three MVPs in Texas and the Yankees. However, it is a well-known fact that his career has been tainted with steroids since then.
Soto has many similarities with the A-roader. He has never been named an MVP. He is being praised as a top player in his mid-20s. And his agent is Scott Boras. However, Soto's attitude toward free agency is quite unusual. He is inviting all the teams that want him to California. The owners of four teams, the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets, the Yankees, and the Boston Red Sox, have already led the negotiation team to Boras Corporation. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies will also meet soon.
With this atmosphere, there is a prospect that he can sign a contract before the Major League Winter Meeting (December 10-13).
Soto's ransom has already exceeded $600 million. The possibility of soaring to $700 million cannot be ruled out, and Soto and Boras are pursuing full 'cash' without a deferral. It must be said that the majority of the total amount has exceeded the actual value of the Otani contract, which was supposed to be received 10 years later.
The four players who have marked a significant milestone in the history of ransom since the introduction of the FA system are as follows. They are Nolan Ryan, who signed a four-year, 4.5 million-dollar contract with the Houston Astros in November 1979 and exceeded 1 million dollars per year for the first time, Kevin Brown, who became the first "Man of 100 Million Dollars" after stamping the seal with the Dodgers for seven years and 105 million dollars in December 1998, A-road in December 2000 and Ohtani in December last year.
It is not easy to say that Soto is overpacked and the market is in a bubble, but it is the clubs who made it.