The FOX Sports MLB staff offers its takes on Shohei Ohtani's free-agent timetable, determining factors and top suitors, and predicts where he signs and contract terms.
The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes have begun. With MLB free agency commencing Monday, the best player in baseball is officially on the open market. What happens next is anyone's guess. For months , Ohtani has been expected to command the largest contract in the history of the sport. Whether money will be the deciding factor for where he signs and what impact his latest injury has on negotiations remains to be seen.
Deesha Thosar: I'm anticipating Ohtani's free-agency process to end at the winter meetings. I think he has already narrowed down the landing spot for himself between three or four teams, and this next month will feature Ohtani touring those respective cities and stadiums. The sooner he makes a decision the better, so that he can begin his rehab process in earnest with an eye toward being in somebody's lineup by Opening Day.
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