Bleed Cubbie Blue · Dec 12, 2023
A few thoughts about the Shohei Ohtani contract
Getty ImagesBy now, you have likely heard about the remarkable way in which Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers have split up his record 10-year, $700 million contract so that it won’t cost the Dodgers anywhere near the $70 million AAV toward luxury tax that you might think it would at first glance.
Fabian Ardaya has the details in The Athletic:
In an effort to enable the Los Angeles Dodgers to continue spending around stars Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, Ohtani agreed to defer all but $2 million of his annual salary — $68 million of his $70 million per year — until after the completion of the contract. The deferred money is to be paid out without interest from 2034 to 2043.