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Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Probably because, instead of signing 30 year olds for 8 years, they sign slightly younger players to significantly longer contracts.

Ohtani’s 10 year contract, for 70 Million dollars, started at 29 and takes him to 39.

The top 5 contracts were signed by players 27, 28, 29, 30, and 30 years old, for 12, 12, 10, 11, and 9 years respectively.

The LA Dodgers signed two of those contracts, by the way. They just won the World Series. They beat the Yankees, who signed another one of those contracts, along with two others in the top 12 (both until they’re 38, and both for over 9 years).

But those managers must be stupid.

Who are you talking about? Glasnow? Signed a 5-year deal. Ohtani is the definition of a unicorn. Yamamoto? The process to get these people out of NPB is kind of silly. Soto? Free agent.