one of a kind.

獨一無二的。

He's a top 5 pitcher and hitter, capable of striking out the best batters and hitting

他是一個前五名的投手和擊球手，有能力擊出最好的打者並擊出

towering home runs with ease.

高聳的全壘打，輕鬆自如。

But what really sets him apart is that he's excelling in both areas, a feat that hasn't

但真正讓他與眾不同的是，他在這兩個領域都很出色，這一壯舉還沒有出現。

been achieved since Babe Ruth played over a century ago.

自貝比-魯斯（Babe Ruth）在一個多世紀前打球以來，已經實現了這一目標。

Teams are already looking into signing him to a massive contract.

各個球隊已經在考慮與他簽訂一份鉅額合同。

But the question is: should they?

但問題是：他們應該嗎？

With no one else being a big name candidate for this season's free agency, that makes

由於沒有人是本賽季自由市場的大牌候選人，這使得

Ohtani the biggest name in the market by far, making it very likely for a team to go all

到目前為止，奧塔尼是市場上最大的名字，這使得一個團隊非常有可能去做所有的事情。

in on him.

在他身上。

Many speculate 500 Million is realistic for Shohei, others 600 Million.

許多人猜測5億對莊平來說是現實的，還有人猜測6億。

He'll most likely break the MLB record, and other players in the league are aware

他很可能會打破MLB的記錄，聯盟中的其他球員都知道

of that.

的。

Clayton Kershaw had this to say about the future contract and Shohei Ohtani - “I expect

克萊頓-克肖對未來的合同和大谷翔平有這樣的說法--"我期望

him to get the highest contract ever, for sure.

他肯定會得到有史以來最高的合同。

I think that's a foregone conclusion at this point.”

我認為在這一點上這是一個定論。"

The best part for teams willing to sign him is he provides a franchise not only superstar

對於願意簽下他的球隊來說，最好的部分是他提供了一個專營權，不僅是超級明星

talent, but a potential revenue stream from Japan where he is one of the country's most

在日本，他是該國最受歡迎的藝術家之一，但他也是一個潛在的收入來源。

famous celebrities.

知名人士。

The Angels generated roughly $10 million per year in Ohtani-related stadium advertising

天使隊每年在與大谷地相關的體育場館廣告中產生大約1000萬美元的收入。

and marketing agreements as of last year.

和營銷協議，截止到去年。

There's a certain point that a team decides it's not worth signing a player - at what

在某一點上，一支球隊決定不值得簽下一名球員--在什麼時候？

point is it not worth signing a player like Ohtani?

點是不值得簽署像奧塔尼這樣的球員？

Depending on the annual salary, Shohei Ohtani could definitely be worth 500 million, he

根據年薪，大谷翔平絕對可以值5億，他

could even be worth 600 million, but is he worth that kind of money in his late 30's?

甚至可能值6億，但他在30多歲時還值那麼多錢嗎？

Signing big contracts like this can be risky for a team, especially if he

簽下這樣的大合同對球隊來說是有風險的，尤其是當他

Gets Injured Regresses Overtime

受傷後加班退學

Or Is Somehow A Bust Although these things are just hypothetical

或者說是某種程度上的失敗，雖然這些東西只是假設性的

and unlikely, is it worth signing someone for that much money when you could spread

而且不太可能，當你可以把一個人分散在不同的地方時，值得用那麼多錢簽下他嗎？

the money out to multiple different players?

把錢分給多個不同的玩家？

Just things to think about when you have such a big contract possibility.

只是當你有如此大的合同可能性時，需要考慮的事情。

Another thing is that he's a two-way player which means he's going to be paid for both

另一件事是，他是一名雙向球員，這意味著他要為這兩個方面支付報酬。

pitching and hitting which is why he'll be paid double what normal players get.

投球和擊球，這就是為什麼他的薪水會是普通球員的兩倍。

This has to be factored in for whatever team is most likely to sign him, will he be the

無論哪支球隊最有可能簽下他，都必須考慮到這一因素，他是否會成為

same pitcher at 38 as he is at 28 if you sign him to a 10-year contract?

如果你和他簽了10年的合同，38歲的投手和28歲的投手是一樣的？

When signing someone with star potential like Ohtani, your looking to get him in his prime

當簽下像奧塔尼這樣有明星潛力的人時，你希望在他的黃金時期得到他

to get a world series in the next few years, your not thinking about the later years of

在接下來的幾年裡獲得一個世界系列賽，你沒有考慮到後期的世界系列賽。

his contract as much, this causes teams to put all there eggs into one player, which

他的合同一樣多，這導致球隊把所有的雞蛋放在一個球員身上，這

could turn out not working out in the end.

最後可能會變成不工作。

This is of course something to keep in mind, Ohtani very well could be a star player even

這當然是要記住的，奧塔尼很可能成為一個明星球員，即使是

in his late 30's, but there's always risk, especially with someone like Ohtani.

在他30多歲的時候，但總是有風險，特別是像奧塔尼這樣的人。

Signing Shohei Ohtani to a massive deal would bring more fans to the ballpark and bring

與大谷翔平簽下一份鉅額合同將為球館帶來更多的球迷，並帶來

more eyes to the game.

更多的人關注這個遊戲。

Whoever signs him would have the benefit of having an almost celebrity-type person playing

無論誰簽下他，都會有一個幾乎是名人式的人物來扮演的好處。

for them.

為他們。

I mean, a good amount of people go to Angels games just to see Ohtani, it's going to

我的意思是，有很多人去看天使隊的比賽只是為了看奧塔尼，這要

be the same for whatever team signs him.

對任何簽下他的球隊來說都是如此。

Although it's about signing a really good player to help your team to win, Ohtani gives

雖然是簽下一個真正優秀的球員來幫助你的球隊獲勝，但奧塔尼給了

multiple different benefits to signing him.

簽下他有多種不同的好處。

So is Shohei Ohtani worth signing?

那麼，大谷翔平是否值得簽約？

In most cases yes, in other cases maybe not so much.

在大多數情況下是的，在其他情況下也許不是那麼多。

At the end of the day, no matter who gets Ohtani he'll be great, and he'll most

在一天結束時，無論誰得到奧塔尼，他都會很出色，而且他最

likely be worth signing from any team.

可能值得從任何球隊簽下。

If you were interested in this video you may be interested in this video too, go check

如果你對這個視頻感興趣，你可能也會對這個視頻感興趣，去看看吧

it out.

它了。

We'll see you in the next one, thanks for watching.

我們將在下一個節目中看到你，謝謝你的觀看。