There are so many options… Why is everyone convinced that Ohtani will pitch again in 2025, and then the same people say, “ We can’t be certain that Walker Buehler will come back?” They both had torn UCLs. JDM wants to be a Dodger for a year or two more, and so he is waiting in the wings in case the Dodgers do not sign Ohtani. I will have to be sold on Gavin Lux… and I am open to it, but I am from Missouri, and he is going to have to “show me” that he is a short stop! I remain skeptical… Playing 100% of the time in the infield will energize and engage Mookie to make him even better! I think it is a great move. I think that is a good move, as it takes miles a game off of his legs. We did learn that Mookie Betts is allegedly going to be the Dodgers’ starting second baseman in 2024. I could see them selling the team for $8 Billion! That’s right – EIGHT BILLION! They may love baseball, but this is a business, and businesses are made to be sold, and every business person knows that. If the Dodgers do sign Ohtani and go in big on a couple of starters and all the trimmings, it is a signal to me that they are likely to sell the team in the next two to three years! Guggenheim, led by Mark Walter, bought the Dodgers for an insane $2.1 Billion Dollars. The penalty will be steep next year, but in the fifth year, it will go up even more. It would appear that the Dodgers are poised to go over the Luxury Tax Threshold again in 2024 for the fourth time in a row. Investors demand a return as well as dividends. The Dodgers have the deepest pockets and are expected by many to sign Shohei Ohtani, but we also need to remember that the Dodgers’ principal ownership group is Guggenheim, and they represent hundreds of thousands… maybe even millions (I have no clue) of investors. It would seem that Ohtani is that first domino and we are all waiting for it to fall. All is quiet, but the teams in on Ohtani also have a Plan B… so we wait! So far, no significant deals or signings have occurred unless the Braves trade for Kelnick, Gonzalez, and White seems like it is a blockbuster (it isn’t) or Wade Miley signing is a revelation. For baseball writers, “breaking a story” is a badge of honor and akin to winning the Writers’ World Series, so sometimes they see a story… even when there is none.
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