As the offseason nears, everyone is thinking about where Shohei Ohtani will sign. The Dodgers are the reported favorites to get Ohtani. Since 2015, the Dodgers have developed a reputation for disliking signing players to mega contracts. That’s when Andrew Friedman joined the organization as the president of baseball operations. Since then, the largest free agent contract the club has handed out was to Freddie Freeman in March of 2022.
That 6 year, $162 million contract has been a win for LA. Beyond that, the Dodgers have mostly stayed out of long-term contract territory in free agency.