Heartbreaking: Scott Boras just made a great point about Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers’ spending

The Dodgers should be thanking their lucky stars that Shohei Ohtani is not represented by Scott Boras.

There is an alternate universe in which he is; Boras said he traveled to Japan five times in the process of courting Ohtani before he ended up hiring CAA's Nez Balelo instead. In that dark alternate timeline, the Dodgers wouldn't have been able to do what they've done since Ohtani's deal became official. The $680 million in deferred money was Ohtani's idea, and probably not one that would've flown with Boras.

Of course, there's the possibility that Boras would've ceded the floor to his superstar client, but that's not a guarantee. And even with the unassailable might of the Guggenheim Group's money, paying one player $70 million a year would've put even their finances in a chokehold.

To his credit, Boras doesn't seem very salty about it. In fact, he's been complimentary. Even admiring.

"The Dodgers are not a system issue," Boras said. "They are the benefactors of acquiring Shohei Ohtani, MLB's astatine. Short-lived and rare. No other player offers such past or present. Ohtani is the genius of elite performance and additional revenue streams of near $250 million annually for a short window of history.

"The process of acquiring Ohtani was one of fairness and equal opportunity throughout the league. A rare, short-lived element is not a reason to alter the required anchored chemistry of MLB."

Dodgers villain Scott Boras just became unlikely ally after comments on Shohei Ohtani

Of course, Boras has a vested interest in keeping free agency exactly as it is. He wants to keep making his players money so that he can continue making money. It stands to reason that he would be on the Dodgers' side in the grand scheme of things, even though they have a reputation for not liking to deal with him. (Though there are exceptions to that rule; see: Blake Snell.)

He has issues with other parts of the system, sure. He may be using Tarik Skubal to blow up the arbitration process as it currently stands. But it's the lack of a salary cap that allows him to make millions on commissions from the likes of Juan Soto's 15-year, $765 million deal.

But this is the point that other fans don't seem to get but that Boras clearly does: the Dodgers just figured out how to work within the existing system. If other teams aren't doing it, that's on them and not on LA.

Both the Dodgers and their fans will continue disliking Boras for all of the same reasons everyone else dislikes him, but you have to hand it to the guy. He made a good point.