Twice the Dodgers were considered the favorites to land Shohei Ohtani. Twice the Dodgers failed. Why will it be different this offseason with the organization's white whale?
was a continuation of a cracked fingernail issue that hampered him in his previous start.
The first chance to sign Ohtani arose after the 2012 season when Ohtani was a senior in high school. MLB had just put new limits on teams’ spending for international amateur players. The Dodgers could offer him around only $1 million. The Dodgers and their MLB peers viewed Ohtani as a pitcher. Japanese teams saw a hitter. The Nippon-Ham Fighters, disregarding Ohtani’s request not to draft him, selected him in the first round and offered to let him do both. That was enough and Ohtani stayed in Japan. Otherwise, he probably would’ve signed with the Dodgers., months before leaving for the major leagues. “But there’s a strong possibility that’s what would have happened.
The Dodgers could offer Ohtani only $300,000. That didn’t stop them from trying. A contingent representing the organization
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