MLB Rumors: The Chicago Cubs figure to be one of the contenders for prized free agent and star two-way player Shohei Ohtani. Overall this off-season reports regarding the movement of Shohei Ohtani have been kept quiet and representatives of him have indicated that he wants to keep meetings with teams secret. Should information regarding his whereabouts get leaked he reportedly will “hold it against them”.
Outside of the unknown of which teams Shohei Ohtani has met with the other aspect with him is how much he will get paid. After undergoing his second elbow surgery in five years he figures to be available to hit in 2024 and pitch again in 2025. This is valuable information to know, but shouldn’t prevent him from receiving the largest contract in MLB history.
With Winter Meetings starting up on December 3 there should be increased discussions regarding Shohei Ohtani as well as overall movement around the league. If he doesn’t sign before the meetings it’s possible that he signs at some point that week. According to MJ Hurley the Chicago Cubs are prepared to offer him a contract during winter meetings.
The Chicago Cubs are prepared to offer Shohei Ohtani a contract north of $500 MM (MLB Rumors).
MJ Hurley, who is the Chief Operating Officer of TDT Media (Third Down Thursday), is a reporter who according to his Twitter page has MiLB ties. He also is claiming to have sources within the Cubs organization tell him that Chicago is prepared to offer him a contract north of $500 MM.
BREAKING: Sources inside the #Cubs organization tell me and @ThirdDownThurs that the Chicago Cubs are prepared to present an offer “well north of $500 million” to Shohei Ohtani and his camp when the #MLB Winter Meetings begin on December 3rd. pic.twitter.com/H4g8Zmsby6
— MJ Hurley (@mjhurleytdt) November 25, 2023
The timing of this report is a bit unusual given the fact that previous statements have indicated that Shohei Ohtani will “hold it against” teams if information leaks that he met with them. In theory leaking facts that a team will actually offer a contract as well as information regarding the total value is worse, even if everyone is already expecting him to have offers of $500 MM.
Overall this peculiar report is telling us that the Chicago Cubs are prepared to offer Shohei Ohtani a contract that would make him the highest paid player in MLB history. Offers from other organizations will do so as well, so it will be interesting to see where he ends up signing.
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The world is a sad place when athletes can get a half BILLION dollar contract.
The Dodgers leaked this story to sabotage the Cubs.