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Except that Ohtani is a post guy for 2 more years, a free agent the third year ... and whichever MLB team signs him this year will cut him loose in 3 years anyway. So Ohtani sacrifices only that salary in the 3rd year, in exchange for proving that he's a HOF talent before he hits the market.
But yeah. This year's $2.5M vs $3.5M doesn't seem like it should matter. To those of us who thought Thyago Vieira was an asset, though, the evidence is coming in otherwise :- )