Source: waitingfornextyear.com --- Friday, December 01, 2017
Japanese Baseball superstar and soon-to-be MLB Rookie Of The Year favorite Shohei Ohtani is in the process of coming to America. Friday is the day that the new posting system put in place to create a more balanced international signing atmosphere is to be ratified. Ohtani will be eligible for only a minor league contract (and a moderate signing bonus, all designated to come from the teams international bonus pool) once the signing team posts the $20 million it would require to obtain his rights from the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. With these new rules in place, the bidding is now open to nearly every team. Like never before, there is a chance for every team to sign the 23-year-old two-way player and create a possible surplus of value that hasn’t been seen since Mike Trout and Bryce Harper were rookies. As previously stated, Ohtani is a two-way player, playing right field for Nippon-Ham on the days he doesn’t pitch. At 6’4″ and 215 pounds, Ohtani is a rare mix of size and speed that makes scouts salivate. He has been clocked throwing 99 mph on his fastball and going home-to-first in 3.8 seconds. While the speed could easily remind a fan of Ichiro Suzuki, Ohtani brings the lumber and slashed .322/.416/.588 with 22 homers in 2016. To ink a player with Ohtani’s talents to a minor league deal with a modest signing bonus is along the lines of paying LeBron James the vet minimum. To help Ohtani decide where to play, he and his agent ...
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