The off-season has begun!!

[notin]

The details on this deal is wild

$68MM of Ohtani’s $70MM annual salary will be deferred, leaving him making just $2MM per year in the short term. The deferred money is to be paid out without interest from 2034 to 2043. This will reduce the CBT hit of the contract to around $46MM per year.

Word has it the Dodgers are scouting babies born in the last two years, figuring they will be MLB-ready and making minimum wage around when that deal finally expires…

[Jasonbay44]

Tyler Glasnow was just traded to the Dodgers.

[Bellhorn04]

So either the bigger remaining free agents are asking for too much, or teams aren't offering enough, I guess.

[moonslav59]

So either the bigger remaining free agents are asking for too much, or teams aren't offering enough, I guess.

Imanaga has until 5 pm Jan 11th to sign, so we know one is less than a week away.

[mvp 78]

In HOF news, the only players currently tracking above 75% on ballots with 33% reported are:

Beltre - 98
Mauer - 82
Helton - 82
Wagner - 79
Sheffield -76 (last year)

Sheffield probabably doesn't get in and it'll be a really close call for Wagner and Helton too. I think Mauer gets in and Beltre is basically already in with how the votes have trended.