The Los Angeles Dodgers have adopted a buy now, pay later approach to free agency, agreeing to millions of dollars in deferred payments to minimize the luxury tax.
According to ESPN, the Dodgers owe more than $1 billion in player contracts through 2047, including Edwin Diaz, who just signed a three-year, $69 million deal.
Additionally, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Blake Snell, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Tommy Edman, Tanner Scott, and Teoscar Hernandez are on the books for the next 20 years.
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According to the projections after the Diaz signing, the Dodgers will pay $102.