Shohei Ohtani Rumors: 3 Top Dodgers Competitors Officially Out of Running for Two-Way Superstar
The winter of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is in full swing, and with the winter meetings coming up next week, we may be close to a decision. Ohtani has been courted all over the league, but his team has been very secretive about his intentions. The Dodgers remain the favorite to land the free agent, but there are a few other teams that have positioned themselves nicely as well. However, we got a big update on the Ohtani sweepstakes from one of the game’s biggest insiders.
MLB insider Jeff Passan of ESPN is reporting that three of the top competitors for Ohtani have turned their attention toward other players. This means that they are out of the running, opening the door for LA even more.
Passan is generally in the know about all things baseball, so this is a major update. The Rangers and Red Sox were thought to be some of the biggest competition for Ohtani, so this bodes well for the Dodgers.
The Mets have the deepest pockets in the game, even if money doesn’t mean everything to Ohtani. It’s nice that they are out, and the Dodgers should be able to outbid everyone else if it were to come down to that.
But LA is still one of the only places around baseball that gives Ohtani everything that he wants. They can realistically sell him on the chance to win the World Series every season, and he would be able to stay in Southern California, a place he loves.
While it remains to be seen where Ohtani will ultimately land, the Dodgers are doing their best to get him this time around. They have wanted him in Dodger Blue for a long time now, and they feel very confident about their chances to make it happen.
