[SuperMatt18]

Why do people think Atkins and the Jays were bamboozled. There is nothing indicating the Jays front office thought they had him signed.

They made their pitch, Ohtani was open to hearing their pitch, and in the end he got the contract he wanted from the Dodgers. And really he was always going to get whatever contract he wanted, so not sure the whole "drive up the price" thing was ever true.

If you're trying to drive up the price wouldnt the idea the Giants made the same offer be a better tool to drive up the price than the Blue Jays. Considering they are a division rival in the same state.

Two people on Twitter were bamboozled, and as a fanbase we got excited it might be true. But there was no indication the Jays organization actually thought it was that close. Media around the team was dead silent on Friday and nobody close to the team even slightly indicated they thought he was a Jay.