Source: redsminorleagues.com --- Saturday, November 25, 2017
The quest for the Cincinnati Reds and every other team in Major League Baseball is officially starting for Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. The Associated Press is reporting that the agency representing has sent a memo to all teams. Here’s what their report says: Balelo’s memo asks for a team to evaluate Ohtani’s talent as a pitcher and as a hitter; to explain its player development, medical training and player performance philosophies and facilities; describe its minor league and spring training facilities; to detail resources for Ohtani’s cultural assimilation into the team’s city; to demonstrate a vision for how Ohtani could integrate into the team’s organization; and to tell Ohtani why the team is a desirable place to play. Each team was asked to provide its answers in both languages as soon as possible. Clubs were told not to include any financial terms of a possible contract. The Cincinnati Reds haven’t been talked about as one of the favorites since the beginning. They still aren’t. But, it’s not due to money. It seems that the speculation has always been for the big market teams to land Shohei Ohtani. That’s likely been due to the fact that they would, in theory at least, provide more marketing potential for someone leaving about $100,000,000 on the table if he were to wait two years to come to the United States and be able to sign a Major League deal instead of the current Minor League deal that he will have to accept, ...
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