Shohei Otani sweepstakes (NYY out, looks like West Coast)

[robert terwilliger]

i bet it's the mariners. they've done this before with a japanese superstar and will probably know the best way to help him assimilate and have interpreters at the ready who are experienced in baseball.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[robert terwilliger]

yeah no surprise the braves are out. after that international free agent fiasco, i think it worked out that otani would actually have to pay to sign there.

 

[Terry Yake]

really hope he ends up in SD

 

[Cassano]

Also hope he goes to SD.

 

[PG Canuck]

Come to papa Ohtani

 

[darko]

Hopefully Mariners

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

i bet it's the mariners. they've done this before with a japanese superstar and will probably know the best way to help him assimilate and have interpreters at the ready who are experienced in baseball.

Think it was Szymborski who tweeted about a week ago that the pitch by the Mariners would be "look at our rotation, you're our #1, #2 and #3 starter."

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Mariners and Padres share that place for spring training...

 

[PG Canuck]

Think it was Szymborski who tweeted about a week ago that the pitch by the Mariners would be "look at our rotation, you're our #1, #2 and #3 starter."

I mean, we can basically just say to Ohtani he can play wherever he wants whenever he wants - there are spots open for it to work.

 

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Heyman | Agents Advised Ohtani To Consider Yankees

Pretty interesting.

 

[punk_o_holic]

Houston is still an unknown. Would love it if they land him. Kaz Matsui, years ago and Aoki this past season was a tease for me. But if Houston got a potential Japanese star player, I would be thrilled.

 

[Bjorn Le]

Heyman | Agents Advised Ohtani To Consider Yankees

Pretty interesting.

And even more amazing that Otani basically told the Yankees to f*** off, in the Japanese, super polite and professional kind of way (he reportedly told them he thought they presented really well but they had little to no chance from the start). Seems like it was the same thing he told Toronto, too big, too much media.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Dr Pepper]

Cubs seem really out of place there, at least geographically.

Wonder what's keeping them in the mix.

I'd like to see him go to either Seattle or San Diego.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Id be fine with Dodgers, Angels, Mariners, Padres

 

[Extra Texture]

Come to papa Ohtani

PLEASE. We need this. I mean, the Padres need this too, but the M's have the talent to be in contention. Setting aside what he can do on the field, this is gonna give the city and the team a buzz that the last few years of mediocrity has sapped. Get Iwakuma back for the clubhouse. Add them both into the rotation with Felix and Paxton. See if we can wiggle into the postseason before Cruz and Cano start to seriously decline.

Cmon Jerry, while we're young!

 

[Voight]

Rangers, Padres, Angels and Mariners would be my bets.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

It better be the Fathers

 

[Terry Yake]

the padres deserve him after all the years and years of crappy baseball their fans have had to endure

 

[Lisa Needs Braces]

I've got a hunch about the Padres. Beautiful city, and the baseball team has been garbage for awhile so they really don't get the press that the other cities do. Ohtani can therefore grow into the excessive press as the team gets better and in the immediate transition, he can live his life without being bothered too much. Also, because the team isn't contending, he has the time to try out as starter and right field and all that and see how he fits. He might not get that opportunity with another team. Second guess would be the mariners as they have the DH slot.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Ohtani's main interest appears to be living close to a large, non-Atlantic body of water, which is why Chicago is in the picture for Lake Michigan.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Ohtani's main interest appears to be living close to a large, non-Atlantic body of water, which is why Chicago is in the picture for Lake Michigan.

Well, Toronto has this Lake Ontario thing that you can sometimes even swim in so what do you think about that!