In trades, most fans just focus on the players involved and their respective stats. Although it is important to understand the players, it is also important to know what other incentives are included. The New York Mets know a little about this.
In the recent Mets-Athletics swap that sent RHP Jeurys Familia to Oakland and minor leaguers William Toffey and Bobby Wahl to New York, a lesser known part of the deal was the $1 million in international bonus pool money sent to New York. This shouldn’t be lesser known, though.