The full story of the Jays' pursuit of the two-way star might not be known for some time, yet in pure financial terms, it seems as though the club at least came close to the final asking price. Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith hears from a source that the Blue Jays' offer to Ohtani was " right there, " so it doesn't appear as though the Dodgers' $700MM deal was too far removed from what the Jays (or potentially other suitors) put on the table.
As Nicholson-Smith notes, there have already been conspiracy theories launched that Balelo and CAA used the Jays' interest as a smokescreen to get the Dodgers to up their offer at the last minute since Los Angeles was Ohtani's preferred choice all along. Or, perhaps the simplest answer is true - the Blue Jays did enough to make themselves a genuine consideration in the two-time AL MVP's mind, regardless of where the Dodgers may or may not have ranked for Ohtani heading into the offseason.
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