Source: bleacherreport.com --- Thursday, November 09, 2017
Japanese Baseball star Shohei Otani is reportedly set to take an important step toward an eventual Major League Baseball career. On Thursday, Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times cited Japanese news reports that said Otani 's team, the Nippon-Ham Fighters, announced they will post him this offseason. Otani is a pitcher and power hitter who is sure to draw the interest of a number of MLB teams this offseason now that he is set to be officially posted. The pursuit of Otani promises to be one of the most intriguing offseason storylines in part because of the financial situation. Mike Oz of Yahoo Sports explained the Japanese star is apparently "willing to leave millions of dollars on the table" by coming over at age 23 instead of waiting until he is 25. That is because those under 25 fall under MLB's international bonus pool restrictions, capping what teams can offer him. "If Otani were to wait until he turned 25, his MLB contract would easily be nine figures," Oz wrote. "Instead, he wants to prove himself at 23, so teams have to treat him the same way they would a 16-year-old from the Dominican Republic. He'll get a signing bonus and the same standard contract any MLB draft pick or international free agent would." According to Ronald Blum of the Associated Press (h/t Yahoo Sports), the Texas Rangers can offer the biggest signing bonus at $3.535 million. The New York Yankees ($3.25 million) and Minnesota Twins ($3.245 mil ...
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