SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The race to add two-way baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani in a blockbuster free agency deal is off to a clandestine start.
“Special player, that’s all I’ll say,” said Chris Young, general manager of the World Series champion Texas Rangers.
“We may ask some questions, but I can’t tell you we’re diving all in,” Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown said.
Privately, they're surely discussing the developing Ohtani sweepstakes, which could cost the winning team upward of $500 million.
“You have to have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, so on and so forth.
Persons:
Shohei Ohtani, ”, Chris Young, “ We’re, Brian Cashman, “, Dana Brown, they're, “ There's, Perry Minasian, We've, Tommy John, Nathan Eovaldi, Jameson Taillon, Daniel Hudson, Jason Isringhausen, Walker Buehler —, TJ, —, Ohtani, He’s, There’s, he’s, Brown, ” Ohtani, Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman, Tim Anderson, Aaron Nola, Sonny Gray, Jordan Montgomery, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Mike Trout, ” Minasian, We're, Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle GM Jerry Dipoto, ” Dipoto
Organizations:
Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, ” Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Privately, Los Angeles Angels, ” Angels, He’s, MLB, Current Dodgers, Astros GM, Cubs, Former Angels, Seattle Mariners, Seattle GM, Mariners
Locations:
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz, Scottsdale, ”, Arizona