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[Chinatown88]

Yeah this is gonna get reworked but not before they win two or three more rings.

 

[DancingPanther]

Deferred money you say?

Nobody here could have predicted this being abused. Apparently 1/3rd of the money is deferred. I believe that puts them close to 1 billion mark in deferred money now? Between Ohtani, this, Betts, Snell, and Freeman

Seems icky.

Lol at that massive Edman overpay though lol

 

[deadhead]

They're paying a supersub $14M a year from 30-34 years old?
He had one good season at 27, but otherwise is a slightly below average hitter with poor plate discipline.
Good utility player who can play 2B, 3B, RF, was a decent SS but probably has aged out at that spot.
Doesn't hit well enough to start at 3B or RF, and not sure his range will hold up at 2B.
Good depth in the age of short benches, but . . .

 

[Flybynite]

Nobody here could have predicted this being abused. Apparently 1/3rd of the month is deferred. I believe that puts them over the 1 billion mark in deferred money now?

Seems icky.

Lol at that massive Edman overpay though lol

I believe Dodgers are now over $1b in deferred money. I don't know anywhere near enough of tax code stuff, but generally when a player defers money (or someone accepts an annuity) you're giving up the ability of getting less of an immediate pay-out (which you could invest over time).

I wonder if some of this Dodgers stuff is to avoid paying California's high taxes? Blake Snell signed a 5/$182m deal

It has a $52m signing bonus and half of each yearly salary is deferred.

Apparently the signing bonus paid out is taxed by the state the player has residency in when they sign the contract. Blake Snell resides in Washington state and it has no income tax.