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Inbox: Will Blue Jays make a run at Ohtani?

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Are the Blue Jays going after Shohei Ohtani? Since he's young, athletic, a powerful batter, a pitcher and possible right fielder, wouldn't he be the perfect fit?
-- Caleb H., Anaheim, Calif.

The Blue Jays are definitely going after Ohtani, but the same could be said about almost every team in the Majors. The most Ohtani can receive as a signing bonus is approximately $3.5 million -- plus the team would have to pay the $20 million posting fee -- so this is one of the rare situations when money will not be the determining factor. Ohtani's agent reportedly asked teams to submit their case in writing, but he wasn't interested in financial details.