After the Japanese star Shohei Ohtani inked a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants claimed they had offered him a “very comparable if not identical” agreement.

Shohei Ohtani, a Japanese two-way star, signed a record $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The San Francisco Giants presented Ohtani with three proposals before he accepted the last one, which was described by the team’s head of baseball operations as “very comparable if not identical” to that deal.

The Giants met with Ohtani, Zaidi, Greg Johnson, former catcher Buster Posey, and new manager Bob Melvin for two hours on December 2 at the ballpark.

According to Zaidi, San Francisco boosted and modified its proposals to accommodate Ohtani’s demands.“The proposal that was made was very comparable if not identical to what he wоund up agreeing to,” Zaidi said during a conference call on Tuesday.

What we proposed would have been the largest deal ever offered by a major league baseball team. It’s safe to assume that other teams also did that.I was hoping to make a strong first impression by being proactive and interested.

Zaidi mentioned that it would have been beneficial to show Ohtani around the San Francisco region to look at houses and neighborhoods, but the meeting had to be held in Oracle Park so no one would see Ohtani.Despite the planned financial commitment, Zaidi said the Giants realized it could be difficult to implement the agreement when they sensed Ohtani’s desire to remain in Southern California.

‘And then we realized that would be a difficult task for us,’ Zaidi stated.

Even though Saturday morning rolled around, the club’s most recent offer had gone unanswered by Ohtani’s counsel.

While waiting for the player to make a decision, the Giants started to worry about that.

Due to health concerns stemming from right leg surgery in 2014, the Giants opted not to consummate a $350 million, 13-year deal with shortstop Carlos Correa and passed on signing Aaron Judge last offseason.

Zaidi said, “Structure and total compensation, yes,” in response to a question about whether the Giants’ offer was comparable to Los Angeles’.The Giants attempted to maintain communication in order to assess how they could improve their position in the pursuit, and he was informed that all of Ohtani’s bids were ‘in the similar range’ upon completion.

Zaidi referred to it as “an ordinary deal” because of the substantial amount of money that was deferred.

While Zaidi acknowledged that they had moments of confidence in their abilities, he also acknowledged that, as is typical, they occasionally questioned their abilities due to the intense competition.

We tried a lot of different things, and we were perhaps at a disadvantage due to factors like player choice and region, but hey, that’s free agency, he continued.

The bottom line is that every athlete has to make a decision, and a player from a different generation will have plenty of options and likely be able to meet all of his needs.