Shohei Otani
Angels announced on the 2nd that they signed a contract with Shohei Otani for one year, setting a record for a salary arbitration player! Otani will become a free agent after the end of next season, and he has the last salary arbitration qualification, and the Angels will pay $30 million in advance to avoid arbitration. The original record was Mookie Betts' $27 million in 2020.
Dagu joined the major league in 2018, and received a basic salary of US$550,000, US$650,000, US$700,000, plus US$2.3 million in the first three years. After obtaining salary arbitration qualification, Otani proposed an annual salary of $3.3 million before the start of the 2021 season, but the angel was only willing to give $2.5 million, and finally reached an agreement with "$8.5 million in two years." Last year, his salary was $3 million and this year, and $5.5 million is also a considerable salary increase, of course it is still disproportionate to his actual value.
Angel boss is currently planning to sell the team, and the outside world expects that they will trade Shohei Otani next year. Referring to Baz's situation, the Red Sox temporarily sold him to Dodge to rectify the finances. As a result, Baz refused to bid for the Red Sox for 10 years and $300 million, but was snatched away by Dodge for 12 years and $365 million. The contract lasted until he was 39 years old.
28-year-old Otani re-signed after the new season ended and had the opportunity to get a 10-year long contract, which can easily surpass Tanaka, the Japanese player record of signing Da in 7 years, which was US$155 million. Otani was elected the MVP of the United Nations League last season. Although Aaron Judge tied the home run record this season, Otani's excellent performance on both ends of the slap should still allow him to get a few first-place votes, as well as the AFC pitcher Cy Young Award votes.
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