I've never heard of a contract like that. He must have really wanted to be a Dodger.Yes it's true. He'll make $2 million a year for 10 years then the rest over the following 10.
It's for 20 years - not 10. The first 10 years are $2 million per. I'm guessing he wants a championship and to stay in Southern California. Still not sure how much is guaranteed. Obviously, he would be pretty long in the tooth if he played out the entire contract so there has to be some details we have yet to see. If the whole thing is guaranteed, I'm guessing they have some kind of out for injury or performance.The estimates for Ohtani were 500 million for ten years. How did it end up 200 million more? Ohtani would have been the highest paid player at $500 million per ten years.
Who were the Dodgers bidding against that it got so high?
That’s an absurd amount for a Pitcher/DH who the Dodgers cannot be certain will get back to his most recent level of pitching prowess
Reports are the Cubs offered 650 million.The estimates for Ohtani were 500 million for ten years. How did it end up 200 million more? Ohtani would have been the highest paid player at $500 million per ten years.
Who were the Dodgers bidding against that it got so high?
That’s an absurd amount for a Pitcher/DH who the Dodgers cannot be certain will get back to his most recent level of pitching prowess
Which is why he said he wanted the deferrals to allow the team freedom to add pitching.This contract really allows them to sign a bunch of pitching.
I guess he has already made enough right now to get by on 2M per year but is setting up his family for a few lifetimes after he retires.
Maybe he wants to be a part owner of a baseball team when he retires.
Yep. That's what i heard as well. Gotta like that.Which is why he said he wanted the deferrals to allow the team freedom to add pitching.
This isn't the first deferral contract it's just the most extreme. Deferrals like this have been in baseball for a very long time with the most famous being Bobby Bonilla who at 60 years of age is still going to be paid by the Mets on July 1st every year until 2035.I agree with the argument that the Ohtani contract should not be allowed. ( and no I didn’t want the Yankees to get him)
It circumvents the Luxury tax threshold. I’m surprised mlb okayed it.
Pushing it back ten years won’t be as big of a deal. In 10 years a 68 million a year player may not be so out of alignment for some teams. But having a 35 million dollar a year player right now is. It goes against competitive balance.