Shohei Ohtani apparently would have been willing to defer the majority of the money in a contract with the San Francisco Giants as well.
Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic noted Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said the team was "agreeable" to the deal Ohtani presented, which was the same one he ultimately signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
While the deal with Los Angeles was a massive 10-year, $700 million one, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reported Ohtani will defer $68 million of the $70 million he was set to make per year until after the end of the contract.