After Shohei Ohtani deferred most of his $700 million deal with the Dodgers, some thought MLB should alter contract deferral rules. Tony Clark wasn’t one of them: “It’s the right that the players have.”
February 20, 2024
After Shohei Ohtani deferred most of his $700 million deal with the Dodgers, some thought MLB should alter contract deferral rules. Tony Clark wasn’t one of them: “It’s the right that the players have.”
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Based Tony The Tiger.
Tony Clark is correct. If the player wants to defer their salary to help the team get pieces to win now, they should be allowed to.
It’s literally in the CBA. And deferrals have been used for a long time. Perhaps not on the Ohtani level but it’s his right and was collectively bargained
Some fans are looking at this like a game breaking thing, but really the amount of players willing to agree to a deal like this won’t be very large
Ohtani loses a ton of value by deferring all that money. Most players won’t do that but also most players don’t make $40mill-$100mill per year in sponsorships like Ohtani does. I don’t think this is an issue that the mlb will encounter very often but as of right now it’s their right to do so.
People also don’t like to admit that if he didn’t defer a significant amount of the total dollars, the total dollars wouldn’t be $700m lol
The more interesting part is that he deferred beyond the NPV of the deal, but it’s a win-win considering the financial flexibility it gives us and that the escrow payout will most likely be tax-free.
Ohtani is literally the only player that will be able to do this. No one else makes what he does off the field. There’s no reason to change it now
Wow! You mean one of the literal provisions agreed upon by the parties negotiating the CBA is coolio?
WHODATHUNK IT
It just shows that he wants to win more than an immediate payday, I like that about him.
nailed it tony clark.
While he’s right, I could honestly care less what Tony Clark thinks. He would happily destroy baseball if it meant players could get more.
Player Union fought hard for this. They’re not giving it up without something coming back.
12 comments
Based Tony The Tiger.
Tony Clark is correct. If the player wants to defer their salary to help the team get pieces to win now, they should be allowed to.
It’s literally in the CBA. And deferrals have been used for a long time. Perhaps not on the Ohtani level but it’s his right and was collectively bargained
Some fans are looking at this like a game breaking thing, but really the amount of players willing to agree to a deal like this won’t be very large
Ohtani loses a ton of value by deferring all that money. Most players won’t do that but also most players don’t make $40mill-$100mill per year in sponsorships like Ohtani does. I don’t think this is an issue that the mlb will encounter very often but as of right now it’s their right to do so.
People also don’t like to admit that if he didn’t defer a significant amount of the total dollars, the total dollars wouldn’t be $700m lol
The more interesting part is that he deferred beyond the NPV of the deal, but it’s a win-win considering the financial flexibility it gives us and that the escrow payout will most likely be tax-free.
Ohtani is literally the only player that will be able to do this. No one else makes what he does off the field. There’s no reason to change it now
Wow! You mean one of the literal provisions agreed upon by the parties negotiating the CBA is coolio?
WHODATHUNK IT
It just shows that he wants to win more than an immediate payday, I like that about him.
nailed it tony clark.
While he’s right, I could honestly care less what Tony Clark thinks. He would happily destroy baseball if it meant players could get more.
Player Union fought hard for this. They’re not giving it up without something coming back.