Shohei Ohtani will be the hottest name on the free agent market this month, and possibly beyond, despite his recent elbow surgery.
No one knows when he\'ll pitch again, but Ohtani will still sign a contract north of $400 million, but not necessarily the $500 million once expected.
Bob Nightengale calls the Los Angeles Dodgers \"the overwhelming favorites\" to sign Ohtani, while the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers will all make strong pushes.
The Los Angeles Angels should be in the mix as well. If they felt they had no shot at re-signing Ohtani, they likely would have traded him at the deadline.
