Because he brings in millions. "Underpaid though? Yep. Forget $700 million, does Ohtani bring a billion dollars of intangible value to baseball as a whole? You bet he does, and much more."
Yes, because he is so much more valuable than 700 millions for MLB, he must be paid more than what he's getting.
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He signed a contract for 700 mil because he thought that was how much he was worth.
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