Analysis: Shohei Ohtani seems to add to his legend every time he takes the field, but is that worth $500 million or more?
as a pitcher in that age bracket, but he also won back-to-back Cy Young awards at ages 31 and 32. Can Ohtani provide that level of performance as both a hitter and pitcher as he ages? And is that worth a half-a-billion-dollar risk?Of course, these valuations only consider Ohtani’s performance on the field and not any supplementary benefits such as merchandising, ticket sales, player recruitment or other advantages accrued by having a superstar such as Ohtani on the roster.
But they also don’t take into account the risk of injury — something that came up again this week when Ohtani left a start early with finger cramps. Ohtani, like most 29-year-old baseball veterans, has had various injuries over the years, including Tommy John surgery to repair his ulnar collateral ligament in 2018, causing him to not pitch for the entire 2019 season.
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