BREAKING: Dodgers Signed ANOTHER Star Free Agent!? It's Getting "Unfair".. ?

[@Dodger50517]

Not the dodgers assembling the Asian avengers 💀

[@kiki_prodz]

😭💀😭💀😭💀

[@HipHopJunky]

Asian invasion!

[@ghosttownbound]

@@Dodger50517 and the money just keeps rolling in for the Dodgers. Asian endorsements are paying more than these ridiculous contracts.. A master class in marketing ☺

[@BRAXMAN360]

Facts, but I LOVE this

[@donjohnson504]

Lol

[@garycaruthers2495]

The Yankees did this for 100 years and now all of a sudden it's unfair??. GO DODGERS!

[@PaloVerde1414]

Dodgers 4 Life

[@Domthesniper]

Facts

[@Paul_Sleeping]

I like how the guy on another channel said it best. Blame the owners for not even trying. Mariners or Pittsburgh that want to sign guys for cheap could have gotten him. Kim is a perfect guy for Dipoto's Mariners that only want to achieve 54% win mediocrity.

[@ozzypicasso7154]

The 90s Yankees were stacked and now we are the bad guys lol

[@562dwnnyy]

lmao as soon as you posted Charlie Morton to Baltimore

[@Ilovejoseiglesias]

Why do you have notifications for Jeff Passan 😂

[@nathanrenoll1575]

​@@IlovejoseiglesiasJeff Passan is an elite mlb insider

[@562dwnnyy]

@@Ilovejoseiglesiasi don’t i just went on twitter as soon as he posted

[@Ilovejoseiglesias]

@@562dwnnyy sure save it for the jury

[@Ilovejoseiglesias]

@@562dwnnyy just trolling

[@LoganOhoppetruther]

whats crazy is that the angels offered more money and he still went to the dodgers

[@MIKELIN8]

SHohei made a call to him.

[@drpp3d]

he wants a ring

[@severianthefool7233]

That’s honestly not crazy at all when you compare the two organizations

[@Someone-hi1nt]

hows that crazy?

[@tombadil64]

Given the state of the angels, it's not crazy at all.

[@jacksonparks2207]

Just to clarify Gold Gloves in the KBO aren't specifically defensive awards, it's more of a position MVP award, often given to the best hitters.

[@alejandropagan4627]

thank you my goodness wish ppl understood this!!

[@Blake-at-the-plate]

thanks, makes much more sense

[@hypergidra2407]

To be fair, even if it was just a defensive award, he would've gotten it anyways

[@irtnyc]

Thank you.

[@FuzzyFromYT]

Sounds like how Derek Jeter got all of his Gold Gloves 😂😭

[@LiterallyAmerica]

“Roki is next” The dodgers say with a evil grin

[@jdcaldwell5088]

😊😊😊

[@jimjimhuerta]

In my opinion, if you’re a team that receives revenue sharing, it should be spent 100% on players and it should also have a 10% requirement of spending outside of that amount given through revenue sharing. Small markets benefit from big teams spending over and over again

[@We-to9gp]

Blah blah blah! You're just another LA homer! Nice try though! The fact is that you elitist money grubbers will never have to worry about getting any revenue sharing! You just want to ruin the league for everyone else!

[@aloha13randonnn]

Hey Fuzz, love the content! From a Korean, the hye in Hye Seong pronounced more like “h-yeh” not so much “high”. Love the content nonetheless

[@ZeuZLoD]

Next up on the Dodgers to do list, Roki Sasaki.

[@kilge1072]

Brett Honeywell Jr. is more important

[@omegasenpaiz]

And Verlander as well

[@ZeuZLoD]

@@omegasenpaiz Way too old and not enough roster spot for an aging Verlander.

[@johnnyboyjohns2930]

Honeywell is gone. Should get rid of knack and grove as well.

[@ZeuZLoD]

@@johnnyboyjohns2930 I would imagine they will probably be part of a big trade package of some sort soon.

[@NolanLandavazo-s1p]

As an LA fan I am very happy with what the franchise has become throughout the years from being bankrupt in 2011 to being the best team in the league but I do feel like we are doing so much with differing money plus our owner is investing. To a point where a lot of people see it as unfair and I get it but it’s part of the game and teams are willing to take thing to drastic measures to get an edge

[@BryanJDeSirey]

I’ve been saying this since the Ohtani signing. Dodgers have pushed the envelope on deferred money that I suspect it will become a large talking point during the next CBA

[@Chinchuchwei_sr]

Being bankrupt? The dodgers were rank 11 average payroll during the McCourt era. Dodgers have always been spoiled. If you guys consider that being “broke” then you have no idea what it’s like supporting a small market team 😂

[@grizogames5092]

YOU DID IT AGAIN MORTON TO THE ORIOLES

[@Ilovejoseiglesias]

Why do you have notifications for Jeff Passan 😂

[@grizogames5092]

@ it’s the offseason, gotta know what’s happening at all times

[@nathanrenoll1575]

​@@grizogames5092he's a troll dude

[@DXPM626]

@@Ilovejoseiglesiaswhy wouldn’t you? Every baseball fan has notifications for the most trusted reporter

[@Ilovejoseiglesias]

@@DXPM626 just trolling man

[@LilMarine718]

Last statement hit like a truck hahaha

[@ashergarber3791]

KBO is like AA ball. But look at that chart and notice all the trades and draft picks to go along with free agents. For the most part, players want to play in LA. That's not LA's fault.

[@neilzientek]

I mean, it kind of is LAs fault though. They've made the team a destination by being the best at everything.

[@felixfors9340]

@@neilzientek pepega take

[@-.TS.-]

The league may be equivalent to AA but they have star players that are legit MLB talent.

[@yellomonky4272]

KBO is an A+ league equivalent with major league discipline, NPB is high AAA with major league discipline

[@ColinVoll-gm9dq]

the worst problem is baseball rn is robert manfred thinking the golden bat rule is a good idea 👍

[@rickfrias8652]

Just found your channel and subscribed. You're awsome. You can tell you have a genuine love and passion for the game and I love it..keep it coming

[@gameralt-fj6gi]

As a dodgers fan, I don’t mind signing these players😁

[@michaela.salley9791]

As an Angels fan, it was seeing a report that the Angels offered him more money/years, and the Dodgers still get him to sign on as a bench warmer.

[@TommyBrown-c3s]

For real

[@TommyBrown-c3s]

Let's go angels tho

[@CarterPalanca]

Love ur vids man thanks for another great one ❤

[@PaloVerde1414]

Fuzzy my boy welcome to Dodgers Nation 💙

[@Cade55lil]

Dodgers STOP!!!! Please 🙏 😭as a Padres fan this is sad😢

[@mariabernal2891]

Sorry

[@GlubGlubFishOG]

Just be glad it wasn’t Ha Song Kim

[@TodoBetisBalompi6]

😂😂😂

[@dodgersnation8574]

You guys got a good team heading into 2025, as much as I hate the padres more than the giants now you guys are the ones giving the dodgers a run for their money!

[@jdcaldwell5088]

The dragon Los Angeles Doyers wants more😊😊😊

[@amitaijr.1971]

Fuzzy max Kepler is gone😢 I’m a twins fan sorry really enjoy your updates.

[@GameinHistory]

If you can't afford to compete, sell the team. The Dodgers aren’t the problem cheap owners are...

[@thethomaslampe]

All the deferred money seems unfair like it feels like a loophole. Cheap owners are I think the biggest problem.

[@820hurleyj]

Glad you cleared up the name mixup. I was only aware of the other guy and didn't understand what people were so excited about.

[@pakman5542]

Hye-song is pronounced more like “hyeh-song” where the first syllable has a similar e sound to something like “get” or “better”

[@knowledgeuntamed9177]

Naw, hope the Cubs trade for your Catching prospect. Any deets?

[@Fenwayred-l8r]

Thank you so much for making videos. I love them especially when you act like teams!

[@FuzzyFromYT]

Appreciate the support! 🙏🏻

[@highindex]

There have been some good positional players. Ichiro obviously being the most well-known. It is a relatively low price to pay to try to take a shot and perhaps land a star player.

[@whildchin2619]

His name, "Hye-seong," directly translates to "comet" in Korean. In Korean, the phrase "to appear like a comet" has a similar meaning to "a rising star" in English. I hope he becomes a rising star in America.

[@maluhiasurfer]

Bregman, Santander and Alonzo market tanked as the Dodgers have cornered the market! Teams are throwing in the towel. Next the Jays trade Vlady while the market for him has some value.

[@dc_altaque781]

I believe that a salary floor needs to be in play. To avoid overpaying like the A's are currently doing to avoid getting ousted by the owners, you could involve the Player Association in determining what an "overpay" is. I think would make every team in a better position to compete, their are many team that are only a couple of pieces from elite, but their owners are trying to penny pinch.

[@We-to9gp]

The ridiculous money is ruining baseball...and the owners in the league, and a few players, are laughing all the way to the bank! Let me know when you receive your championship ring, and bonus for winning it, from the Dodgers, will you?

[@Chinchuchwei_sr]

There is a reason every other league has BOTH a pay cap and floor. Only dodgers and Yankees fan wants a floor only. Why would we only do one and not both

[@user-dr2ym5jr7l]

How is this unfair, this guy is cheap from KBO most likely won't make a huge impact anyways

[@aoh4905]

Probably maybe who knows. Talent is rising everywhere. Hye will need to adapt and improve his bat for sure in MLB since he's not even a top 10 hitter in KBO. Kim Do Yeong is who everyone is looking at. Highest OPS + AVG+ HR's in KBO and he's only 21. But if HYE can be anything like Ha Seong Kim and stay healthy then he's a steal.

[@SuperCatacata]

99.9% of MLB fans have never heard of this guy until today. Yet they will still act like the Dodgers just signed prime Barry Bonds.

[@leonidas9631]

@@SuperCatacata Yup. The hype (and anti Dodgers sentiment) is at such a state now that every asian signing is viewed as the next Shohei or Yamamoto

[@Chinchuchwei_sr]

I think the issue is the fact that the dodgers aren’t saturated at this point. In a world with a cap they literally don’t have room for him and he goes to another division that desperately needs the talent. Dodgers didn’t even offer the most. Pay caps in the NFL exist so every player doesn’t just go to the chiefs. Baseball cares about money, not integrity.

[@ayoowets]

Ben Zobrist really did set the standard for the modern super utility player

[@severianthefool7233]

I love the Fuzzy hat skits

[@YaBoyyJohnNBA]

The Dodgers love their Korean and Japanese players lmao

[@anthonymarrequin1819]

Dodgers were one of the pioneers to get Asian born players. More than three decades now 😊

[@YaBoyyJohnNBA]

@ Oh wow

[@GheorgeDuarte]

growing up HIdeo Nomo was my favorite Player so yes Dodgers love the Asian players and that why they all want to be Dodgers .

[@JC-life-is-good]

No doubt the Dodgers love to have Asian players, but I think the front office people are savvy and will go and get the best-fit players from anywhere.

[@TodoBetisBalompi6]

Not unfair, unfair is that other teams’ fans keep saying “The Dodgers, the Dodgers, the Dodgers…” Blame your cheap-4ss owners instead of protecting blame onto THE Dodgers. 😂😂😂

[@HistoricalPolitician]

I mean, when Teo says “I could have gotten more money playing for another club but I want to play with the Dodgers for the ring”, its not a matter of money anymore. It’s the “We have paid for enough stars and are so competitively out of balance, that players will take a pay cut just for a shoot at an easy pass to the WS”.

[@jdcaldwell5088]

💯

[@SuperCatacata]

@@HistoricalPolitician Reminder that this was the first WS the Dodgers have been in since 2020. Despite them being favored to win it in 2021, 2022, and 2023. There is no "easy pass" in baseball.

[@johnnyboyjohns2930]

First year with the new Dodgers avengers, 1 for 1. Don’t get it twisted. 😂😂😂

[@vvsaint805]

*defer defer defer

[@amitaijr.1971]

Hi fuzzy remember me?

[@asianbaseballers]

The flaw with your analysis is that Shogo Akiyama played only briefly practically only 1 season 142 games in the Majors and came to the MLB at 32 years old. He never quite made an adjustment. That had always been the problem with many of the players coming to MLB. By the time the hit full free agency, they are already around 30 years old, in the waning years of peak performance. Even Hideki Matsui was 29, having played 10 seasons in NPB. Shogo never really assimilated to the new environment. At 32 years, when he came to MLB, he could not make the adjustment. Even when he returned to NPB, his numbers went down significantly. Yoshida was already 30 years old but managed to readjust to MLB, hitting .280, 40 points higher than league average. In Shohei's case. It's different. He came to the US at 23 years old. He had 3 years to adjust, accumulating to 3 MVPs, only missing 1 when Aaron Judge won in 2023. Ichiro was also an exception. He came to the MLB at 27, but still 2 years on average than previous NPB players. He became one of the best hitters ever. This may have something do with the torturous training regiments NPB coaches installs in their team. Players exhaust their prime there. Shintaro Sasaki, projected to be number 1 in the NPB draft, foregoed the draft and decided to play directly to College in the US. Sasaki's dad is Shohei's former coach. It is very difficult to access Asian players going to MLB because they are either passing their prime or had already reached their peak. Shogo had already reached his peak and since he did so, making adjustments was difficult. Seiya Suzuki has a hard time adjusting to the many dimensions in MLB ballpark. In Japan, they are all practically the same. The closest to compare them, I guess, would be like they are comparable to Yankee stadium. Infielders are easier to access in terms of how they will do as dimension factors won't be an issue. There arent many infielders who come from NPB or KBO to make the waves to MLB. They have mostly been Outfielders. Ha-seong Kim is the first I could think of. He won an MLB gold glove and even bested Juan Soto in terms of overall value to the Padres, batting .260 in that same year. 2024 was different because of a torn labrum. Hye-Seong is a step better than Ha-Seong, no relations. He is also only 25, going 26, so there is room to make an adjustment. Kim Hye-Seong is easily the fastest Dodger right now. His hitting projection, in my estimation, is .260- 270, over 45 SBs. But, the Dodgers got more flexible. He is as good as any in SS and Second base. He could be a bottom half hitter who can provide RBIs opportunities for Shohei and Mookie. As good as Shohei is a leadoff, Mookie should still be the leadoff hitter. In moments when in an inning, the 8-9th hitter is leading off, he will fit in harmoniously. I think highly of Kim because of his still growing plate discipline(he actually lowered his strikeout rate to 5 percentage points) and impossible plays, which he appears to make with ease.

[@koreanBaseballNerd]

3:30 You have to consider that in the KBO or the NPB, 'Gold Glove' is NOT given to the player with the best defense abilities like the MLB. Rather, Gold Gloves in these countries are given to the best overall player in a certain position, basically, an award that combines MLB's gold gloves and silver slugger.

[@titusk1289]

I’d say that baseball needs to implement a system where each team has to spend a set amount of money that is much higher than what it is currently. So it’s not creating a salary cap, instead teams can still spend as much as they want but the teams that usually pinch pennies are forced to go make moves regardless. As a Twins fan I have dreamt of the day when we are willing to pay a healthy superstar to come play in MN.

[@skyygoro]

The problem with baseball is no salary cap. There needs to be a salary cap and a salary floor. That way, larger markets can't overspend, and small markets have to spend a certain amount. Punishments of breaking rules can include losing draft picks for either side. The bad thing about my Reds is that if they sell, they probably relocate. Which would be devastating.

[@23ofSeptember]

Kim is only 25 and already has racked up over 1000 hits in the Korean League. He could be the next Ichiro.

[@elasmojones]

Not too shabby

[@MatthewVasquez-x9s]

love the comparison

[@23ofSeptember]

@@MatthewVasquez-x9s Probably not, most likely, but even if he was 75% Ichiro, pretty good!

[@drbryant23]

Uhhh . . . . no.

[@noahr4951]

It won't be much longer before the Dodgers straight up buy another team.

[@jdcaldwell5088]

Yeah right 😂

[@lespaul1968]

might as well just have Yankess Dodgers Red Sox Giants Braves get rid of the rest. Its always one of those 5 times anyway 15out of last 24 years one of those 5 teams have been in world series MLB is a joke

[@hawaiianwater1913]

I like how you brought up the Knicks owner because the knicks were literally comically bad for decades and what did they do? get KAT, brunson and OG all on supermax contracts and traded for bridges and now they are 3rd in the east, if I saw my brother flip a franchise like that in under 3 years I would like my franchise to do the same 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@jehan461]

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[@dishantithomas4198]

I mean gold gloves have never been a good indicator of if someone is a good defender or not, they're just a popularity award. I mean Derek Jeter has five Gold gloves.

[@VannTheDawn]

The Dodgers would probably train him to play SS,2B and LF/RF, that’s the positions he played in, in Korea. If they keep him at 2B and play him over 100 games, he could be a Gold Glove candidate, the problem would be his hitting. Only 37 home runs since 2017. He does get a lot of hits though.

[@TinYanArtStudio]

This is so exciting!!! They have a young Korean player that’s going to bring in all the Korean fans. They are going to make big money from the Korean market. Dodgers are going for global domination!! I wish I could go see them play in the Tokyo opening

[@cosimorulli5246]

The biggest problem is owners not spending the money that they have

[@lespaul1968]

no small market teams cant spend like the 4 four. Dodgers just want to outspend everyone and crush other teams. Again just get rid of small and mid market teams no salary cap they will be irellevant in ten years anyway

[@garmanlt]

@@lespaul1968 I think the amount small and mid-market teams get from revenue sharing clearly shows they could be spending much more.

[@lespaul1968]

@garmanlt no because the players that are worth spending money on all sign with the big spenders. The owners are to cheap argument just doesn't hold water . Free Agency really only matters for Dodgers Yankees Red Sox Braves Giants everybody else is grasping and table scraps those teams don't want. The owners need to spend more is what fans of rich teams tell themselves to try justify how rigged mlb is towards big market teams . And revenue sharing doest factor in big tv deals that all the big market teams have. Only to even playing field is a cap. Like every other sports league had . Or get rid of small market teams.

[@nativezs]

Then owners need to stop being greedy and build a actuall team ,

[@We-to9gp]

Nearly 400 mil spent compared to the smaller market teams who get screwed by the television rights. Bally is in chapter 11, and 16 teams got screwed on TV revenues because of it!

[@jsnow808]

Intro was top tier

[@Jesser1121]

As a Yankees fan I have no problem with it, that’s the reward they get for signing Shohei. I guarantee if the Yankees or Mets signed Shohei there’s a good possibility both of those players also sign with him

[@We-to9gp]

"As a Yankees fan I have no problem with it" That says it all right there!

[@LORDTONE]

😂😂😂 not the infinity gauntlet lol

[@liftedclothing6496]

Just a year ago, for a decade everythng was "just to choke in October". Now it's unfair? Nah keep the same energy

[@kr6955]

He is $3-$4 million a year player. He isn’t likely a star player. But this is 4d chess move 5 years from now and building korean brand and infrastructure for Do Yeong Kim

[@siegwardofcatarina1613]

As a Dodgers AND Guardians fan, there are a lot of similarities between the organizations, terrific at developing talent and loading up the farm for prospective trades, however, the Dodgers ownership group is willing to shell out whatever it takes to maintain a winning environment on and off the field, where as the Guardians and their FO/Development staff are handicapped by an owner unwilling to spend because of the times they missed when they did (Edwin Encarnacion, Michael Bourn, Nick Swisher, Kerry Wood, Mike Zunino are some examples) Cleveland is undoubtedly one of the best baseball cities in the US, evidenced by how Progressive Field looks in the postseason, but as long as the Dolans are running the show, expect more buy low, sell high situations and pray the farm can make a serious run in the playoffs. I've been teased with a Guardians/Dodgers possible world series so many times now, and I want it to happen so bad.

[@af9952]

Although I don't understand English, I think what you said makes sense.

[@AmaZingTearz]

LMFAOOOO intro is goated

[@garylam6233]

I wouldn’t change a thing let the Dodgers load up !!’ They will have the advantage for a while but it’s good for the game ! It will force other teams to make changes and play harder to succeed!! I’m actually looking forward watching other teams battle with the dynasty !! Players will step up and play harder real winners don’t like losing!! I’m old but I remember the competitive aspect of the game! The nucleus of a team and it’s players desires to be winners,,, is underestimated!!

[@greenbrixworkshop7971]

Tv deals should not exist especially if there is no ceiling or floor for spending which should also be fixed.

[@paulgodbey304]

The Dodgers are doing what teams are supposed to do. Improve their team. It's not their fault that other owners of teams in different cities are being cheapskates. They have more money that can be spent on the onfield product that they refuse to use. I keep hearing the argument that they can't compete because of market size and that's Oscar Mayer Bologna. They just refuse to do it. Apparently, they have never heard the saying, You have to spend money, to make money.

[@Chinchuchwei_sr]

What if you’re willing to spend money, you have the money, but in a world without a paycap as long as the dodgers want him too you’re toast. That’s what a paycap serves to do. Every player in every other league would go to the largest markets for the best off field deals ect but you can’t do that because what’s happening here with baseball would happen. It’s great the dodgers can spend but the system is broken if any one team can commit to $2B in a single calendar year. Dodgers fans pretend like other teams don’t even try to buy dudes. News flash bro… plenty of teams are trying to spend money. If you don’t want BOTH a floor and cap you’re just a dodgers fan who wants to stay spoiled.

[@koiturnbull5700]

I think with all the TV money going around the price of the seat ticket should be cheaper. True, I live in Los Angeles and Dodgers games are EXPENSIVE. I go to the Angels and the prices are back to earth a little. I just think that if your making all this money on TV deals the price of the ticket should be cheaper for the fan but that also should mean owners should be able to afford to pay their players more competitively. Teams like the Pirates get on my nerves because they have players but never invest in cohorts to surround those players and give them a chance to make the playoffs. If you own a team, put the money into the team or sell them to someone or group that will.

[@leviloutensock3409]

Small market needs to spend 100% of what they receive in the shared re venue and a minimum percent of their own revenue before they ask for more

[@johnchieze530]

here's the problem: other than s.ohtani, none of these other high-priced players coming outta japan and south korea ain't really showing us anything. sure, yamamoto pitched a couple big time games in the postseason but was out half the season. giving up lux for this kim guy is counting their chickens

[@bl_ss]

Biggest issue I think is owners/front offices that don't put any passion into their players and far-and-away care about their own profits first. After that would be organizations that act like contrarians to the way Dodgers are currently running things, because the Dodgers' organization clearly knows what it's doing, and it's doing it VERY well. To not try to match their production is kind of a waste, and really an insult to the fans because it shows lack of effort by comparison. Then finally, stinky strike and ball calls by stinky umpires.

[@hooniesscc]

I feel like Jung Hoo Lee will light it up next year. He was starting to heat up until he got injured.

[@rpr355]

Defintely a problem in MLB. 70% of the league is AAAA for the rest of the league. We need a hard min. and max salary cap. Make it easier for teams to resign their mega stars somehow. The NBA has a system. And yeah if we just have some derilict owners who aren' 6:57 t trying to compete and win got to get them out. Foreign players should have to go through the draft. Otherwise almost all of these top players are gonna go to the same handfull of teams. Also a big one aka the NFL you need moee revenue sharing and thise dollars must be spent on players. The $$$ the dodgers and a few others have compared to others is ridiculous. Good Luck

[@PANCHO15108]

The scratched up Halo 3 joke got me good 😂

[@The_Zilli]

i dont mind the big contracts and what not that the Dodgers are offering but what I do mind is the "deferred" money loophole that teams have been exploiting. I think the Dodgers are now at a bill in deferred money... ...and as a former Expos fan, it irks me the wrong way as we supposedly sacrificed the Expos and a season to ensure that MLB had a level playing field for all teams. MLB should be looking at the success of the NFL's salary cap and how it has continue to grow year after year for all teams and be following that instead of narrowing their market to fewer and fewer teams.

[@AFTFH-99]

I don't know much about Team Dodgers... Kim has strengths in base running and defense. The amount offered to him describes his expectations.The Dodgers want infield defense, base running play, and backup.

[@michael8122]

A salary floor

[@_LightLeak_]

Cheep owners and constant changes. Runners on second in extra innings, pitch clocks, bigger bases, DH in the NL, pitch counts.... They keep trying to appeal to younger crowds without knowing what exactly to do while alienating the faithful at the same time. MLB just reeks of desperation.

[@smlpol]

His name is pronounced as "Heh Sung Kim"

[@FuzzyFromYT]

Thank you! I’ll get right going forward 💪🏻

[@tarasitismindaugas4561]

Ha sung, Heh sung all same bro.

[@omegasenpaiz]

Brandon Gomes with the Infinity Gauntlet be like

[@369kevin4]

Even though Kim Ha-son of the Padres has a .350 batting average in the KBO, he can only hit .230 in MLB. KBO pitchers throw slower balls and push with fastballs, so it's easy to hit them back. Furthermore, unlike in Japan and the US, they use balls that fly higher, so it's easy to hit HRs. Mike Ford, a former Yankee and now a player for the Yokohama BayStars, says that the balls in NPB don't fly as high as in MLB. In NPB, Matt Davidson only managed a .210 batting average and 19 home runs, but when he moved to the KBO, he managed a .306 batting average and 46 home runs. The reason for this is that the level of the KBO is so low that Kim's KBO record is not a good reference. This is the kind of background that explains why a batter who fails in Japan ends up hitting a lot in Korea.

[@zhife310]

Kim rejected more money from the Angels just to have the prestige of being called a Dodger. When cheap owners do decide to try and acquire key players, the players themselves prefer to play for a team like the Yankees or the dodgers because of that prestige. Obviously cheap owners are still a problem but even when they try they get beat out by the big teams like the dodgers so to some extent it’s a problem that should find a solution. Can’t blame the dodgers really though it’s more of an MLB problem

[@Wolf-wc1js]

The other thing to factor in though is the state that some teams are in like the Angels. They’re coming off a 99 loss season and have the reputation of wasting 6 years of 2 generational talents. Other teams like the Giants and Mariners have the issue of playing in pitchers parks so that plays a part in turning players away. A lot of things factor into where guys sign. Look at Corbin Burnes. The giants offered him more than the Diamondbacks but he took less since he lives in Arizona

[@zhife310]

@ very true. Corbin also probably took taxes into consideration with Cali having much higher taxes than Arizona . Very tricky situation to balance things out

[@anthonymarrequin1819]

You solve the problem if your a cheap small market owner by 1. STOP being cheap in FA 2. Show players and fans you actually care about winning 3. Build a winning culture with a good farm system and great management.

[@zhife310]

@ how would a team like the Rockies get out of their hole? Even if they pursue everyone, their reputation is in the gutter regardless of their willingness to win. Even if they offered Soto a billion dollars they’re stuck with a huge contract and have a mediocre farm.

[@TinYanArtStudio]

It’s not just money - who wants to play for a team that won’t make the playoffs?

[@superfactorial5717]

"this is so unfair. MLB is literally unwatchable" mfs when the Dodgers sign a career .766 OPS player from KBO that turns their insanely stacked world series contender team into an insanely stacked world series contender team: 🤬🤬🤬

[@S22HONU50]

YOU GOTTA LOVE IT!!!!!

[@oliviatara1072]

I think it is unfair to sign all these players. But teams like the Braves, Phillies, and Brewers aren’t doing anything to compete with the Dodgers or the Yankees. And yes I understand small team can’t afford a Juan soto but the don’t even sign any smaller contract players

[@christianhanson700]

The biggest issue is that there aren't enough teams that are spending over the CBA limit to equalize the playing field. Only like the Dodgers, Mets, and Yankees are over the tax. Oakland just proved they have plenty of money that they have just been pocketing.

[@urbanoutdoorsman]

This year's All-star weekend should be Dodgers vs MLB.

[@Milesplowher]

If 3 years 12 mil is "unfair" for the small market teams what would it take for them to actually sign someone lol.

[@We-to9gp]

I believe it's the other 350 millions dollars that you all spent on other players this year that is the real problem! Give me a break! Besides, he didn't want to play for a small market team. Why would he? He wanted to play in the limelight that a big market team has to offer! Most of them do! They come here to get noticed so that they can make the big bucks down the road! Not for KC, MIL of DET! Get real!

[@mtoy42twin]

I don't need notifications on for the off season, i just check the news and see: "Charlie Morton to the Orioles!" And i know fuzzy posted.

[@JoJoFrink]

Maybe expand the league with a few more teams and have the teams with higher salaries protect less players from being drafted

[@Pittboss4127]

I think at some point, there has got to be a competitive balance and/or you can't defer any money and "fix" the books.

[@ComradeArthur]

6:01 It's not unfair that the Dodgers signed Kim. Angels offered more money. It's fair that the Angels care about winning so little that free agents *avoid* them to avoid the stench of defeat.

[@rainbowhouse3427]

I'm sick of people making fun of the Dodgers for getting free agents, but people forget they are a well-run organization with lots of money. Players don't just go there just because of the money.

[@kevinthoma967]

What scares me is MLB pitching… 92 vs 102 is the difference between high school and college

[@bjdaniels4228]

Every so often a sports organization does something evolutionary in terms of methods or process. The Dodgers have clearly found a way to maximize MLB's current system. Doesn't automatically mean they will win the World Series next year. However, this is clearly setting the Dodgers up to be a serious contender to win the World Series for the next five years. If this plays out right this could be the beginning of a epic run. I certainly see other teams that can spend in this manner emulating the Dodgers methods in terms of creating financing to "get the deal done" for big name F/A's. I'm sure other fan bases especially from mid and small market teams don't like it but they need to find other ways to gain a competitive advantage. Works for Sam Presti in the NBA out in OKC. The knew they couldn't outspend the "big dogs" in their league. So, he became a facilitator of deals and garnered picks along the way to buildout their franchise. Find a way and compete! Because the Dodgers are not playing around!

[@jerrywaldorf1301]

Golden Gloves in Asian leagues are different than in the MLB. It’s awarded to the best player at each position, not just the best defender at each position.

[@peacefromraineydaze5289]

The strange thing is did the Dodgers go bankrupt a few years back and had no money where did all this money come from?

[@MrFox21121]

That was 12-13 years ago, they got a new ownership group made mostly of successful investors, have an $8.25 billion TV deal, sell out most games, always make the post season, and so on and so forth. All of these things and more contribute to where all the money comes from.

[@peacefromraineydaze5289]

@ Ty I thought MLB bailed them out

[@DennisMeschon]

What I think is absolutely wrong is the Dodgers are taking everyone, they are a very wealthy and selfish team who only care about themselves and not think about other teams and there futures. They think I’m going to get a World Series ring every year now. it’s going to get to the point where teams might just let the dodgers win or even forfeit the game cause they would already have the mentality they will lose. And Fuzzy tell me what you think of this, the dodgers got Kim and the Angels wanted and could have used him more. Do you think the dodgers were a good fit or the angels would have been the best choice to start out his 26 year old career. All I’m telling you Fuzzy and MLB fans is. “Dodgers are getting ready to ruin baseball” “Manfred is just taking the Dodgers side” tell me what you guys think about Kim. But the Angels still have hope for Santander or Alonso 🤞. Tell me what you think Fuzzy?

[@edwardhernandez8774]

Trust me dodgers gonna make him a star, fix his weaknesses. Let’s go!

[@Flashspeed84YT]

Cheap owners (like fisher) need to be punished more for not spending, and teams like the Dodgers need to chill out a bit

[@mateo-v7v6e]

salary floor minimum 60 million

[@alejandropagan4627]

Gold Gloves in the KBO aren't a defensive award. It's for the best hitter at that position it's a positional MVP 0 to do with defense. And the options are for two years, so it'd be up to 5 years, 22 million, not 4 yrs

[@benjaminsmookler6401]

I think the issue is some owners aren't as invested than others. For example Athletics spent a little money, but are they gonna go all out... NO, because they don't care as much(even though they should so they can start building their new fan base). Now let's look at the Mets, their owner cares, he's gonna spend money. Now I think Miami is strategically building their farm system as well as their future. Back in like 2014-2017, they were unstoppable. Now in their later years, they have no prospects. Last prospect was Jazz and tbh he's not as good as everyone thought. I think they're trying to secure a future, before they actually start spending money. Rangers have an Ex MLB player as their owner, so you know damn right he cares, and he has connections to get players. I can't use Tampa as an example because they're focused on building their stadium, but if I'm being honest I don't see much money spending in their history. I really think some owners treat money like money sometimes and pick what they want to spend it on, and some owners want to spend it on players, and some want to spend it on vacations to the Bahamas.

[@wilhud]

I have no issue with the Dodgers signing all the good players. But then, I am a Dodgers fan, so that could be swaying my opinion just a bit

[@johncasale2248]

It is a problem that when a player can retire and then provide to buy the team that they played for

[@edwardhernandez8774]

True his gonna have time in SS,OF maybe 2B

[@JackAPowers]

Question is, "How much more are the Yankees and Cohen going to spend to try to catch up?"

[@We-to9gp]

Stay tuned...you can bet it's coming!

[@dgrblue4162]

Every team had a chance to sign Mr Kim, not every team decided they wanted to