Dodgers owner Mark Walter is under a federal investigation and a whole lot of pressure. He just sold the Lakers only 14 months after buying the Lakers, he is selling his shares in Chelsea FC, and well the pressure is mounting and rumors are swirling about the Dodgers. The one key component here is Shohei Ohtani who is owed still $680 million by the Dodgers and well most of the contract is deferred until the 2040s. These two facts belong together, because Ohtani does have the richest contract in sports history, and that contract is owned by an owner who is under federal investigation. Basically, Ohtani gave the Dodgers a loan and now it looks like he might have loaned the wrong man. Let’s break down the money. Ohtani’s contract is worth around $700 million dollars but right now because of the contract’s structure most people do know he takes home around $2 million a year. The rest of that money? Well it’s going to according to his contract be paid out 2034 to 2043. But he’s not the only Dodger whose deal is structured this way. They owe a total of over $1 billion dollars to nine different players with the payments being deferred all the way out to 2047. We all know about the infamous Bobby Bonilla day for the Mets where they pay him every July (that just ended), well the Dodgers took Bobby Bonilla day, injected it in Barry Bonds steroids and built a championship roster on layaway. They get the superstars today, the rings today, and the bill is due in the 2040s. But one thing about deferred money and sports contracts is kind of insane. It’s not secured. Many are saying that it was Ohtani’s own idea to defer the money so the team could build a winner around him. Now, that may be true, but the money is not secured. Unlike most loans, there is no collateral, he doesn’t have a personal guarantee on Dodger stadium or anything of that sort. All he has is a promise, and it looks like he trusted the wrong man. If something happens cash wise, Ohtani is just another creditor standing in line looking for his money. And Walters seems to be in huge trouble. But there is one thing in Ohtani’s contract that many people are missing. He has a “key-man” clause. If Walters sells the Dodgers (whether by choice or force) or if their executive Andrew Freidman leaves, Ohtani has the option to opt out of the rest of his contract. Which is funny, he wasn’t trusting the Dodgers franchise, he was trusting Walters himself. And Ohtani has said he would not opt out, but when facts change, opinions can too. So if Walter has to sell, Ohtani basically can overnight become a free agent. And with an impending lockout and Walter needing cash, I think he might have to sell. And there is a darker road to the Dodgers problems and that is bankruptcy which might seem far fetched for a pro sports franchise but the Dodgers did go bankrupt in 2011. And a team bankruptcy can ask the courts to reject a contract which basically makes the player an unsecured creditor fighting to get pennies back on his dollar. And Ohtani’s $680 million with ZERO collateral? That’s something that has no leverage in a courtroom. Now none of this is a prediction, and this can all play out in Ohtani’s favor, and Walters may even keep the Dodgers. But sports structure always assumes one big thing. And that is the franchise owner is stable. And that seemed like a given with Walters as he was buying assets and spending money left and right. But it’s harder to believe when he is under investigation and selling everything he owns. Ohtani made a bet worth $680 million dollars that the people who run the Dodgers would be safe and good standing when he turns 40. Well, his money is riding on a promise and hope.

Hahahaha what a clown if this is the real reason 🤡 total joke to the game

As pitchers everywhere throw harder and develop nastier stuff, it becomes even more challenging to find a competitive advantage. In many cases, that advantage lies in the unsexy or boring stuff that everyone else you’re competing against overlooks as “eyewash.” Some examples of where to find this advantage: ✅ Learn the mental game to increase in-zone rates in high pressure situations ✅ Study MLB comps with similar arsenals to learn how they sequence pitches instead of blindly following what your catcher calls ✅ Take your nutrition and sleep seriously to stay recovered and hit your weight goals while others spend time partying or complain how hard it is to put on size It isn’t: show up to practice and try hard when coach is watching. That’s a baseline assumption, and it probably doesn’t get you ahead of anyone else unless you’re the anomaly. Your coach doesn’t have all the answers - and the players who pull ahead of their projected path tend to have an obsessive curiosity and a desire to bulletproof every weak point. Especially the boring stuff.

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Your ten-year-old does not need a hitting coach, a pitching coach, a strength coach, or a development plan. He needs a wall to throw against, a game he is allowed to love, and a ride home that is about lunch. Every college player I have ever coached had a stretch of childhood where baseball belonged entirely to him. The most expensive plan at ten is usually the one that steals it.

Chase Burns, Fastball/Slider Overlay.

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Cubs Miguel Amaya prepping for yesterday’s Cubs game. Working on longer holds,blocking in non running situations & picking short hops when the runner is running.

Someone sent this to me had to share…

Now imagine a collegiate summer league.. But instead of adding another 40 games AFTER the NCAA season, it’s built around actual player development. •16 Games Only •Motion Capture Assessments •Trackman •Individual S+C Plans •5 Days/Wk of Planned Training

Boomer take (I’m 24) What happened to a good brown or tan leather glove?

99 percent of parents will listen to this and be like awww see son your velocity will come overtime. Then 3 minutes later get online and sign up for a weighted ball program. The info is all right there in front of yall but you just don’t listen

Most hitters today aren’t being taught how to “hit”, they are being told how to “swing”. They are told robotic movements that actually drain most of their natural athleticism and adjustability, which are extremely important aspects of in-game success and making a hitter great. 🚨Be aware of what you’re being told because it could actually make you worse! #BaseballTruth

Pitchers, all of you were hitters at some point and some still are. All you have to do is remember hitting is hard. The math is in your favor. Sometimes you just have to say let’s see how far he can hit it and watch him get himself out. There is no place for fear or doubt on the mound.