$700 million to a 30-year old player who just had a second Tommy John surgery who is mainly going to DH for at least the next year if not longer.
I'd consider not letting him pitch at all the remainder of his career. Too much wear and tear. It is fun to watch, but maybe not the best thing for him to do.
Yeah. Clearly he is not psychically up to pitching anymore but still a devastating hitter
Not a Bonilla Deal but almost as interesting
Is he? Lifetime .274 hitter w/ a high of 46 homers and 100 RBI's. Very good? Absolutely, I've just never bought into him being a generational player. I think because he hits and pitches he's been overrated just a bit. He's a better pitcher than hitter, no doubt.
Batting average is not everything. Look up Reggie Jackson's lifetime batting average. The injuries from pitching probably held him back as regards hitting. Look around today and who is a better power hitter? BUT you probably have a point about devastating. Not that great. Bluntly speaking if you throw out the noted steroid players who has been devastating in the last two generations?
Power hitters don't even try to hit for average. They are going up there and playing longball and that's it. Schwarber was under the Mendoza Line this last season. Aaron Judge hit 0.267 last year and Alonso hit like 0.251 in 2023. The MLB leader in HRs last year hit 0.283 and he had 100+ more ABs than Ohtani. A handful of players keep an average above 0.300, and Ohtani was 1 of about 10 to do it last year.
the super rich live very differently that is true
Of course not. There is not one stat that is everything.
