"Shohei Ohtani hit three home runs and struck out 10 batters to propel the Dodgers past the Brewers into the World Series. Despite a $416 million payroll, the Dodgers' strategic spending and ability to attract talent outperforms other big-spending teams now eliminated. Ohtani deferred most of his $700 million contract, enabling the Dodgers to sign stars like Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, and Tyler Glasnow."
"Would the Dodgers have paid $4 million for Shohei Ohtani 's production on Friday night? "Maybe I would have," team owner Mark Walter said with a laugh. Four million dollars is how much Ohtani has received from the Dodgers. Not for the game. Not for the week. Not for the year. For this year and last year. Ohtani could be the greatest player in baseball history. Is he also the greatest free-agent acquisition of all-time? "You bet," Walter said."
"What detractors ignore is how the Dodgers aren't the only team that spent big dollars this year to chase a title. As Ohtani's contract demonstrates, it's how they spend that separates them from the sport's other wealthy franchises. The New York Mets spent more than $340 million, the New York Yankees $319 million and the Philadelphia Phillies $308 million. None of them are still playing."
Shohei Ohtani produced a historic two-way outing, hitting three home runs and striking out 10 over six scoreless innings to send the Dodgers to the World Series. The Dodgers carried a payroll above $416 million but emphasized strategic spending and contract deferrals to assemble depth. Ohtani deferred most of his $700 million deal, which allowed the team to add top pitchers such as Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow. Rival high-payroll teams like the Mets, Yankees and Phillies were eliminated, and owner Mark Walter called Ohtani a franchise-defining free-agent acquisition.
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