As the week went by, the Dodgers were looking more and more like a long shot to sign Ohtani. Something about the bright lights at Chavez Ravine and pressure to win might have scared off the young 23-year old phenom.
It began looking more and more like a two-team race between the Mariners and the Angels. I personally, thought the Mariners were going all-in by trading for an additional $2.5+ million to give to Ohtani. But in the end, Ohtani stayed true to his morals and didn’t let money sway him in a direction. So it was a BIG swing and a miss for the Mariners.