Comments on: Fire Up the Hot Stove! https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2023/11/20/fire-up-the-hot-stove/ Bronx Banter Blog, Served Fresh Daily Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:57:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 By: Hank Waddles https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2023/11/20/fire-up-the-hot-stove/#comment-404044 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:57:46 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128525#comment-404044 I think it would make a lot of sense for Ohtani to go to New York on a one- or two-year deal. Say he signs a two-year deal for $80M. He’ll have the chance to pitch in 2025 if he wants and remind everyone who he is, then sign the megadeal that everyone expects him to get. Meanwhile, he’ll more than double that salary money in endorsements. The rumor is that he makes $70M a year in endorsements right now while playing on a team that’s irrelevant. He’d essentially be printing his own money if he were playing in New York. I’d say there’s a five percent chance of any of that happening, but it’s fun to think about. It’s also fun to think about Judge and Ohtani hitting back to back in the lineup and combining for a hundred home runs a year.

]]> By: GaryfromChevyChase https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2023/11/20/fire-up-the-hot-stove/#comment-404042 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:49:16 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128525#comment-404042 Great summary, Hank. Totally agree. If the Yanks get Soto (even if giving away a boat load of talent), they could get by with a AAA outfielder until Dominguez gets back.

I’d like to keep Volpe, and would rather see Torres leave – like the idea of long term control.

Also, got to think that Aaron GM Judge will have some real input. While Ohtani would be a wonderful acquisition, I’d only go that way on a 2 year deal (2nd year option) until we see whether he can come back as a pitcher.

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