# MLB: August 2023

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**Created:** [August 2, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2023/987980 "2023-08-02T21:43:48Z")\
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> [@MLB: July 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2023/986430/160):
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> Any indication that any non-Dodgers team has any serious chance of getting Ohtani in the offseason?

Doesn’t seem like it. His criteria appear to still just be “West coast, winner” which rules out pretty much everyone except the Dodgers, Giants, and maybe Seattle. The Padres would have to like double their already ridiculous payroll, or gut the team (which might not be a bad thing, considering how it’s gone), so that’s probably not happening.

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