Shohei Otani signs with Angels

[BTS]

If he doesn't sign in Toronto I'm rooting for the Angels. That rotation has needed a legit ace since prime Colon, and Trout needs help.

[Angrioter]

Blue teams are in. Blue is an Ohtani' favourite colour.

[P2F]

It's possible, but for how long we have recruited him (the longest I believe), the relationship we already have, some of his reported "fits", the ability we have to let him play OF, DH, and pitch, and given the demographics of the city and truly huge fan base from coast to coast. We have a better chance that "a lot" of the teams

 

Where did you pull that out of?

[Abomination]

Do these people not have jobs?

 

Did you see the like and retweet counts (for the ones that were shown)? You could probably find stuff like that for anything that happens anywhere in the world at those levels.

[BTS]

Did you see the like and retweet counts (for the ones that were shown)? You could probably find stuff like that for anything that happens anywhere in the world at those levels.

 

I don't understand how people go on twitter, with their names right there, and spew the most stupid, hateful s*** imaginable.

[venema20]

Jays are out

[P2F]

Pirates out now, reportedly.

 

And the Jays.

[metafour]

We out

[BTS]

[BTS]

So, the only ALE team still in is... Baltimore?

[jaysguy44]

Bummer, but not surprised

[glory]

Alex would have signed him.

 

/Sportsnet.ca comments section.

[jaysguy44]

Pretty confident he will be either an Angel or Mariner

[fatcowxlive]

Yankees fans taking the news in stride:

 

 

Hahahahaha they're mostly lame but I liked the one telling him to go lose 100 games with the Angels and M's lmao

[rydermike]

Clearly this is due to him not wanting to follow another Japanese star like was mentioned early. We were blessed with Tomo Ohka and Kawasaki.

[saskjayfan]

 

fire shatkins

[fatcowxlive]

If he doesn't sign in Toronto I'm rooting for the Angels. That rotation has needed a legit ace since prime Colon, and Trout needs help.

 

F that, I want to see Stanton and Othani in AT&T far away from us. We're gonna have a team with the best legit homerun slugger since Bonds play a good % of his games in Coors matched with this pitching phenom who can apparently hit too. Also again, as far away from us as possible

[saskjayfan]

I'm telling you all....we will get Ohtani. We are a small "market" team in a "large" city. With a fan base that reaches from coast to coast and where Ohtani can spend the offseason anywhere from the west coast to the east or in the States. So many options and we are in need of a star...especially one lime Ohtani that would instantly put us in title contention. We will be top 3 I think

 

you must be devastated.

[Daniel Labude]

Now I guess it's back to hoping for Davrish, Arrieta, etc

[burlingtonbandit]

So, the only ALE team still in is... Baltimore?

 

There is a less than zero shot he is going to Baltimore lol.

[P2F]

So, the only ALE team still in is... Baltimore?

 

Tampa's still theoretically in, no?

[rydermike]

Alex would have signed him.

 

/Sportsnet.ca comments section.

Yup just checked.. First comment "Jay's don't do anything good for their fans"

[Daniel Labude]

you must be devastated.

 

Not really...sucks though for sure

[Abomination]

At least this is over now for most teams. Hopefully the FA and trade markets will now start heating up and getting interesting.

[P2F]

 

This.

[Angrioter]

f*** Ohtani.

[jaysguy44]

#DBacks also out on Ohtani, per source. Teams that have yet to acknowledge outcome include #Cubs, #Angels, #Rangers, #Padres. Possible indication they’re in; not confirmed.

[saskjayfan]

Tampa's still theoretically in, no?

 

they do have Brendan Mckay...they might be the front runners!

[jays4life19]

Don't worry there's always Kazuhisa Makita. A submarine 80 MPH junkball pitcher. We can still have some Japanese in our lives.

[P2F]

Don't worry there's always Kazuhisa Makita. A submarine 80 MPH junkball pitcher. We can still have some Japanese in our lives.

 

We need his 5 K/9 in our lives.