Shohei Ohtani Power rankings: Where Mets, Dodgers, Angels stand after trade deadline
Los Angeles Dodgers
Everything that the Los Angeles Dodgers did this past offseason was geared toward having payroll flexibility to sign Shohei Ohtani in the 2024 offseason. And at the trade deadline, it was continually stated by numerous rival executives that the Dodgers covet Ohtani.
They were not able to land him at the deadline, of course. But the Dodgers did not add any big salaries to the payroll and maintain the flexibility to add Ohtani on a contract that some baseball people peg to land anywhere between $500-600 million.
When Ohtani becomes a free agent, the Dodgers will be significant players. And they could be the early favorites to sign arguably the best player in baseball history.
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