Reds HOFer proves Shohei Ohtani is undervalued at $700,000,000 - Source: Getty
Imagine both Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto entering free agency in the same offseason. Who would have gotten the bigger deal? Probably Ohtani, right? The Dodgers star has three MVPs to his name, unlike Soto, who doesn't have MVPs but has age on his side.
However, this is just a hypothetical scenario, but after Soto agreed to a record 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets on Sunday, former Yankees coach and Reds HOFer Sean Casey believes Ohtani should have gotten a billion-dollar deal given the amount of business he brings to the Dodgers. Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million deal last offseason.
"I heard the Dodgers are making $200 million off him every year because of his status as an international superstar—the marketing, the revenue they generate," Casey said on The Mayor's Office. "Think about what they have to pay him. Even if it's, say, $70 million, they’re making $200 million a year, which means a $130 million profit.
