The Dodgers are silent about Ohtani, but from various trustworthy reports, they are one of seven clubs still in the running after Sunday's cut down. And there is more for Ohtani to like about joining the Dodgers than just their recent World Series appearance.
Los Angeles can boast the largest Japanese community on the U.S. mainland. The Dodgers have a history of success with Japanese pitchers -- Hideo Nomo, Kaz Ishii, Takashi Saito, Hiroki Kuroda, Kenta Maeda and Yu Darvish. They have a pitching coach, Rick Honeycutt, proven to be accommodating and helpful with Japanese pitchers.