More Shohei Rumors: "The Cubs Are a Player in This Ohtani Thing"

On the heels of Shohei Ohtani's mammoth deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the free agent market in Major League Baseball appears poised to pick up steam, with top players likely to see more action from interested teams. Such players include the reigning NL Comeback Player of the Year in Cody Bellinger, 25-year-old Japanese phenom Yoshinobu…

The Shohei Ohtani free agency rumors have reached a fever pitch level of excitement. As Ohtani nears an announcement for where he will be signing, MLB betting sites have updated their Shohei Ohtani next team odds. Sportsbooks have Shohei Ohtani odds on his next team if he doesn't re-sign with the Los Angeles Angels. According to a recent report,…

The Toronto Blue Jays are badly trying to sign superstar Shohei Ohtani -- but they have a few other options if it doesn't work out. The Toronto Blue Jays are badly trying to sign Shohei Ohtani in free agency - that's not a surprise to baseball fans. As of Saturday, only the Los Angeles Dodgers have better odds to sign him, and there's a legitimate…

Little is publicly known with Shohei Ohtani but he's captivated MLB free agency that largely has been at a standstill thus far because of the two-way superstar. Speculation has been rampant over Ohtani's preferred geographical location, stadium environments and contract terms. What's not as unclear is Ohtani's priority to be part of an organization…

Six years after being posted to make the jump from Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as a player who offered intrigue as a potential two-way talent, Shohei Ohtani is now headlining MLB free agency. He's proven capable of being an All-Star caliber pitcher and hitter at the Major League level, and is now expected to sign the most lucrative contract…

Shohei Ohtaini is one of the most coveted free agents in baseball history, and the hype around him signing with a team this offseason is off the charts. Once he makes a decision on where to sign, it will make a huge impact on Major League Baseball and affect a lot of the different competitor clubs in the leagues. Some clubs that are expected to be…

As the Red Sox are coming off two consecutive last-place finishes, it's clear that they need some sort of spark to keep up with their competitive rivals in the AL East. It seems like the team knows it, too. In a stream for Bleacher Report, The New York Post's and MLB Network's Jon Heyman indicated that the Red Sox are looking to do something major…

Shohei Ohtani is in for the first of many milestone moments this offseason on Thursday night. Major League Baseball's two-way sensation is expected to win his second American League MVP trophy when the announcement is made at 6 p.m. ET. But Ohtani adding another trophy to his lengthy resume has long been a given. The question looming over MLB's…

Loose lips sink ships - or, in this case, MLB teams' chances of signing Shohei Ohtani. Teams pursuing the top free agent - such as the Mets and perhaps the Yankees - have been informed that leaks will hurt their chances of bringing home the two-way superstar. "If visits between Ohtani and a team are reported publicly, it will be held against the…

Shohei Ohtani is a very unique talent and a player that every MLB team would love to have - if they could afford him. The Los Angeles Angels superstar is an unrestricted free agent, and suitors are already lining up to sign him. Sportsbooks in certain states are now allowed to offer markets like this, and DraftKings Sportsbook is one of the few to…

Hot Stove season has begun, with teams evaluating their rosters to see how far they are from contending for the World Series. The easiest way to help with those odds is to add free agents. One player who would significantly increase any team's odds of hoisting the Commissioner's Trophy is Shohei Ohtani, the lugger and ace pitcher for the Los…

Shohei Ohtani is set to be a free agent this offseason, and there is plenty of speculation about which team he will sign with after it has been long thought that he will be leaving his current team, the Los Angeles Angels. With speculation rising around Ohtani's next team, DraftKings Sportsbook released odds for which team Ohtani will sign with…

The MLB offseason goes as Shohei Ohtani goes, and it's his decision that will dictate not only how things go this winter but what the sport looks like for the next decade. Sounds a little dramatic, yeah? Perhaps. However, there has never been this kind of player reaching the market at this point in a Hall of Fame career. When healthy, the…

It's rare that a managerial move should serve as a mission statement for a team's entire offseason, but the Chicago Cubs seemed to throw down a gauntlet when they hired Craig Counsell. If Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and owner Tom Ricketts really want to prove they are serious about making the Cubs live up to their status as one…

Baseball's unicorn, Shohei Ohtani, is a free agent, and with presumably every single team trying to sign the two-way megastar, here's a look at the best MLB odds for Ohtani's next team via our best sports betting apps. Major League Baseball should create a rule this offseason: any team that doesn't make a genuine attempt to sign Shohei Ohtani is…

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the early favorites to land the crown jewel of the 2024 MLB free-agent class. L.A. is -110 at DraftKings Sportsbook to sign Shohei Ohtani, with the San Francisco Giants (+500) a somewhat distant second for the time being. They're followed by the Seattle Mariners (+700), New York Mets (+700) and New York Yankees…

In case you missed it yesterday, Brett wrote about the impending Cody Bellinger decision, following a really fascinating dive from Sahadev Sharma at The Athletic. In short, Sharma solicited the opinions of some anonymous scouts and hitting coaches to figure out what to make of Bellinger's great results but less-inspiring batted ball metrics last…

You should probably expect Cody Bellinger to sign late in the offseason compared to some of the other big free agents this winter and based on this early contract projection, Scott Boras is going to be working overtime to drive up the price for the pending Cubs free agent. The Athletic's Jim Bowden released his top-40 free agent rankings and…

This winter, the most coveted free agent will be Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who is a top slugger and starting pitcher in the American League. The expectation is that Ohtani will be the first player to receive a $500 million contract, even though he won't be pitching in the entire 2024 season. There is no doubt that there…

The locker has been cleaned out and the next order of business for Shohei Ohtani will be undergoing surgery on his ailing right arm. After that? Preparing for free agency, where Ohtani is expected to command a historic contract. If the Los Angeles Angels are unable to retain their two-way megastar, the crosstown Dodgers long have been the favorite…

While Los Angeles Angels release some kind of statement that explains why Shohei Ohtani cleared out his locker yesterday and traveled to Japan, let's talk about his potential next team in MLB. It's no secret the Japanese phenom feels like the Angels promised him something they didn't deliver on. That alone should be more than enough reason for him…

Unless the Los Angeles Angels can play the Yankees every game the rest of the way, it's starting to look like another lost season. At 48-48, they are 4.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot in the American League and will be without Mike Trout for quite a while. They weren't able to put a winning team around the greatest baseball player of all…

The St. Louis Cardinals don't have the best odds to land Shohei Ohtani but can their winning culture and Ohtani's new relationship with Lars Nootbaar be convincing enough to land the former MVP? Shohei Ohtani's free agency has been and will continue to be a major talking point throughout the 2023 season. He's on a Los Angeles Angels team that…

Maybe it's the holiday season or just the fact there are no games being played, but the messages received for this mailbag are decidedly more positive - or at least less angry - than they were during the season. All those close, tense games really ramped up the fans. David Ross' managing was a hot-button topic, and falling just short of the…