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The Dodgers are considering presenting an offer in the $250-300MM range to , . Reports from yesterday indicated that teams are likely to put forth contract proposals to the NPB star this week, with a decision perhaps coming by Monday. Yamamotos landing spot and price point are perhaps the biggest remaining story of the offseason. The 25-year-old righty has emerged as the clear top free agent after came off the board. It is believed the field has narrowed to seven teams: the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Giants, Red Sox, Phillies and Blue Jays. This morning, Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic Philadelphia and Toronto are more on the outside of the market and could be longer shots. echoes that with regards to the Jays, reporting that Toronto is le s likely to be one of the top finalists on Yamamoto than they were on Ohtani. Meanwhile, writes that the pitchers visit to the East Coast last week only consisted of a stop in New York to chat with the Yankees and Mets. While the Red Sox and Phils conducted in-person interviews with Yamamoto, officials from both teams met with the pitcher and his representatives in Los Angeles. In recent weeks, there has been increasing speculation the price tag could exceed $300MM. Thats particularly true when considering the accompanying posting fee that would be owed to his former team, the Orix Buffaloes. An MLB club would owe the Buffaloes 20% of the contracts first $25MM ($5MM), 17.5% DeAndre Jordan Jersey of the next $25MM ($4.375MM), and 15% of additional spending. An offer of $250MM to Yamamoto, which seems a conservative estimate of his earning power at this point given the robust interest, would require a $39.375MM posting fee. Thatd put the total commitment a little north of $289MM. If a team were to offer Yamamoto $300MM, thatd come with a $46.875MM posting sum that pushes their spending to nearly $347MM. Of course, thats even before getting to luxury tax implications which would come into play for the known suitors aside from Boston and San Francisco. The Dodgers have a competitive balance tax projection around $256MM, as calculated by . That places them right on the border of the $257MM second threshold of penalization. As a payor for the third straight year, theyd be taxed at a 62% rate for spending between $257MM and $277MM and at a 95% clip on money from $277MM to $297MM (with a 110% tax on any spending thereafter). Signing Yamamoto would push them past the $277MM threshold with ease, quite likely tacking on another $17MM or more in taxes in year one. To be clear, only the amount paid to Yamamoto would factor into the competitive balance tax calculation; the posting fee is not part of that calculus. Of course, the deferrals in the Ohtani deal (along with le ser but still notable deferrals for and ) lower their immediate raw payroll. Their actual salary commitments for next season are south of $200MM, well below the approximate $223MM mark they carried into 2023. Los Angeles certainly isnt the only team weighing an offer in this range for the three-time Sawamura Award winner. If Yamamoto signs elsewhere, Harris suggests that L.A. is likelier to turn to the trade market for pitching help as opposed to pivoting to another top free agent like or . The Dodgers already struck for on the trade front but remain for starting pitching behind their top three of Glasnow, and . Spencer Dinwiddie Jersey |
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发表于 2025-11-30 11:51:01