Ethical Crossroads

Why Shohei Ohtani's New Contract is Bad for Baseball (#8)

Varun Season 2 Episode 1

In this new episode, we take a look at the reasons why Shohei Ohtani's new contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers - for $700 million dollars, is potentially harmful to the game of the baseball. From a legal and business standpoint, we discuss: 

1) Changes in the business strategy of individual teams and the league
2) The labor employment challenges of increasing fairness in baseball, and
3) How marketability may be more important than winning (soon)