You thought of Michael Jordan. He hasn't played an NBA game in twenty years. The Bulls are still cashing in.
Celtics? Larry Bird.
Lakers? Magic Johnson.
LA Dodgers? Probably Jackie Robinson first. Koufax; Drysdale; Gibson with the home run; a few others come to mind.
Why is Ohtani worth $700 million? It's branding.
Ohtani is worth $700 million because the Dodgers expect to cash in on an international level until the end of time.
"I'd rather have two $35 million players than one $70 million players." As if this is about runs batted in, OPS, wins and losses.
Of course it will help if he wins some rings, hits some iconic home runs, plays great baseball, etc. The expectations are that he will accomplish these things. Even more important is his ability to increase the value of the Dodgers franchise over time. The expectation is that he will accomplish this for a lot longer than ten years.
Fox signed Tom Brady to a $375 million contract to be an NFL analyst. Who knows if he will be a charismatic on-air analyst? Fox just wants to associate themselves with Brady. That is worth $375 million to them.
Perhaps the Dodgers were bidding against themselves and didn't have to go that high? It's fine. They've got the long game in mind.
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