There was always going to be a moment when the Los Angeles Dodgers’ financial wizardry stopped feeling funny and started feeling … real. This may be that moment.
With the full details of Edwin Díaz’s contract coming into focus, the Dodgers have officially crossed an uncomfortable, almost comical benchmark: more than $1 billion in deferred payments owed through 2047. Not payroll. Not CBT math. Actual money — future checks — promised to nine players who may or may not even be alive in baseball terms by the time the last one clears.