MLB writer might have Dodgers re-thinking Shohei Ohtani being slam dunk signing
The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to shed a few million to get under the first luxury tax threshold. They want to make an addition or two at the trade deadline. The New York Mets and Steve Cohen are worth $16 billion. Cohen outbid the Dodgers for Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander. Andy McCullough of The Athletic thinks the Mets are the favorite to land Shohei Ohtani next winter.
The Mets are the favorite to sign Shohei Ohtani. The player controls the process. He will decide if he wants to stay on the West Coast or go to New York.
Cohen is worth more than three times more that the Dodgers franchise. He gave Scherzer $58 million more and Verlander an undisclosed amount the last two offseasons. The Dodgers were considering offering Ohtani. The team's ownership group is ready to go above and beyond the offer.
