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<\/p>\nLast offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers shocked the baseball world when they inked Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million in free agency.<\/p>\n
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But the $700 million price tag wasn’t even the most shocking part of the deal. When the contract details emerged, it was revealed Ohtani wasn’t going to make $70 million a year for the next decade.<\/p>\n
Instead, his money would be spread out over 20 years.<\/p>\n
He’d make $2 million a year through 2034, and $68 million a year for the 10 years following that. The initial reaction to the contract was simple.<\/p>\n
Just about everybody said Ohtani was severely overpaid and no athlete should have a salary like that.<\/p>\n
Just one year into Ohtani’s contract, the Japanese superstar has already posted one of the greatest offensive seasons in franchise history en route to a World Series championship.<\/p>\n
Ohtani is paid this incredible number because of his ability as a two-way star and he hasn’t even thrown a pitch yet. Besides the play on the field, Ohtani is already going above and beyond to make Los Angeles’ investment in him worth it.<\/p>\n
One shocking statistic shows that Ohtani might not be overpaid, instead indicating that he could be underpaid.<\/p>\n
Former All-Star AJ Pierzynski has revealed a source close to the Dodgers informed him the team has made $120 million off Ohtani alone since signing him.<\/p>\n
If this number is accurate, Ohtani may be the most underpaid player in baseball and it might not be close. $120 million of profit would be about 17% of his total contract already made back to the team.<\/p>\n
Combine that with the ticket sales, team success, and much more and the contract begins to look like a steal for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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