I would also think that signing Yamamoto would have a similar impact to revenue but on a smaller scale.  But Yamamoto also can probably be signed for less than half of what Otani will get.  It's a good time to open the doors to the vault and bring home a World Series title.

3 hours ago, terrydactyls said:

 I would also think that signing Yamamoto would have a similar impact to revenue but on a smaller scale.  But Yamamoto also can probably be signed for less than half of what Otani will get.  It's a good time to open the doors to the vault and bring home a World Series title.

Can they sign Tsyoshi Nishioka too?

Ancient history.

Good way to look at it.

I don’t believe things are so grim that we have to resort to running Ohtani’s DoorDash orders… yet. I think we still have enough guys to try baseball. 

The Twins already have their Ohtani, he's called Buck Correa at a cost of $48.4M. Last year he had 181 Hits, 35HR and 107 RBI.

A few years back, before the front office got more imaginative and aggressive, I was under the impression that either Falvey or Levine had a direct line to guys like Olney and Heyman because we'd always hear, after the fact, that the Twins were the 'mystery team' bidding for a high-priced free agent like Darvish or Harper. This reminds me very much of that. There's zero chance of the Twins pursuing Ohtani and there's even less of a chance of Ohtani's camp entertaining what the Twins could offer.

I say WHY NOT! Break the Bank!

You know, they should be monitoring the situation. Should Ohtani for some odd reason not want a long term deal so he could heal up as a pitcher the Twins should be the premiere destination for that type free agent. No more bargain basement rehabs, only high end flips from now on. The Correa model again. Were they to be used by either Correa or Ohtani I'd still have the memories.

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This is the way I see it, too. In fact, it's the way that I've always seen it in regards to free agency. However, magnified here by the global reach of a player like Ohtani. 

I have no idea how much the Twins would need to overpay to lure him here, but I suspect it's significant.

This is a strong reason why I am not immediately buying into the "we are cutting payroll" narrative.  I believe the Twins are saying that as a little bit of an excuse in case they can't complete signings, but also as a smokescreen for their moves in the market.  Money drives most of the Twins decisions, Ohtani is a lottery ticket for a team like the Twins.

Signing Correa was strictly a cost/benefit move.  They basically got Correa below market value due to the way his ankle was being handled.  Ignore Correa's numbers last year for a minute, but signing him turned the Twins into real players on the Market.

Ohtani's on-field value should remain extremely high for at least 3-4 more years from a dual-threat point of view.  Offensively he could provide value till the very end of the contract.  Ohtani's off-field value is off the charts.  Any team in the league should have no problem paying him $50m/year as his value will be measured in multiple times that figure annually.  Personally, I think a team like the Twins should offer $60m per because of the impact he would have here.

That being said, Ohtani will choose his destination.  Even if the Twins offered a comparable salary, all of the public smoke suggest a big city team is his priority.