Shohei Ohtani remains one of the most important free agents of this offseason, but several teams are beginning to lower their bid to focus on other players.
According to a report from Jeff Passan, there are three teams that initially showed interest, but have decided to shift their attention to other players in free agency.
These three teams are: Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets.
Shohei Ohtani is expected to have contract offers above $500 million and some could exceed $600 million, a figure that would be a record in the Major Leagues.
For their part, there are three teams that are still in the bid to have the two-time MVP of the American League.
Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Toronto Blue Jays, plus the Los Angeles Angels who seek to keep their best player in the last four seasons.
The San Francisco Giants continue to show appreciation for Ohtani although it is unknown if they remain interested in the Japanese.
To date, the free agent signing with the largest contract has been Jayson Heyward with the Los Angeles Dodgers for nine million dollars.
There are still contract signings such as Matt Chapman, Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, among other hitters.
According to bets, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the favorites to sign the Japanese star to a team who wants to win the World Series again and overcome the challenge of the last two postseasons where they were in the first round.
This December the Winter Meetings will be held where agents and team owners meet ahead of free agency and the 2024 Major League season.
Until now, it remains a mystery what Ohtani’s new destiny will be, as he may even choose to stay with the Angels.
Shohei Ohtani wins the Edgar Martínez award
Japanese star Shohei Ohtani was announced this Thursday as the winner of the Edgar Martínez Award for Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year in the Major Leagues.
Ohtani won his third consecutive award for the award named after the MLB Hall of Famer.the Puerto Rican Edgar Martínez, who distinguished himself for his great quality occupying this position during his career in American baseball.
With this award, Ohtani became, along with the Dominican David Ortiz, who won it five consecutive times (from 2003 to 2007), He is the only player to have achieved this distinction on three or more consecutive occasions.
Ohtani also joined Ortiz, Martínez, who won it five times, and Hal McRae (who won it three times), as the only ones to have won the award three times.
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