Deferral payments in the MLB have become a huge part of how teams sign players in free agency or from contract extensions.
Bobby Bonilla day is the most famous payment deferral in MLB. Bonilla gets paid 1.19 million dollars every July 1st until 2035 which had started in 2011.
Ken Griffey Jr. and Manny Ramirez are other well-known players that have deferrals from their contracts. Deferrals are more well known after the player has retired and gets paid to no longer play.
Many of the top stars in today’s game have begun to include contract deferrals in their deals in order to leave more salary space to try and build a winning roster around them.
Shohei Ohtani is the most memorable player to have his contract deferred. Ohtani signed a 10 year 700 million dollar deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and deferred 680 million dollars in which he will be paid 68 million dollars a year for 10 years starting in 2034.
Chris Sale, Rafael Devers, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Christian Yelich, and Francisco Lindor are some of many MLB stars that have started to defer their contracts. Owners are allowing players to do this in order to try and build the best possible rosters when they are in a perfect position to win the World Series.
Is there a world where the MLB makes deferments in contracts illegal or will this continue?
Do you think that this is bad for baseball or is it good that teams can do this to try and win more?
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