The Los Angeles Dodgers used a “deferral chance” again this time. It has been revealed that Blake Snell (32), who was the biggest free agent starter, has been given the same grace period as Shohei Ohtani (30).
Snell announced on his personal social network (SNS) account on the 27th (Korea time) that he had signed a contract with the Dodgers, calling it “LA.” Local media, including the LA Times, ESPN, and The Athletic, soon after reported that Snell signed a five-year, 182 million-year contract with the Dodgers.
Snell is one of the biggest starting pitchers in the MLB stove league. Snell, who debuted in the big leagues in 2016, has a career-high 76-58 record with a 3.19 ERA in nine seasons. Although there have been more sluggish seasons, the “high point” is one of the best pitchers in the league. He won the American League Cy Young Award with 21-5 record and 1.89 ERA at the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018, and won the National League Cy Young Award with 14-9 record and 2.25 ERA at San Diego in 2023. Outside of the two seasons, his contribution to victory (WAR) compared to replacement players (based on baseball) was up and down to 2.2 in 2022, but he is clearly a pitcher with a high point.
Snell failed to sign a large contract last year because of the ups and downs. After coming to the market after winning the Cy Young Award(에볼루션카지노) in San Diego, he did not receive a satisfactory offer, and eventually signed a two-year, $62 million contract with the San Francisco Giants only in March. It means that he has effectively chosen to re-enter the game because it is capable of opting out a year later.
The deal is worth close to $200 million, but what’s more surprising is that this contract also has a significant payment moratorium. USA Today’s Bob Nightingale reported that $62 million of Snell’s contracts are deferred payments. “Snell’s average annual salary will be $32 million to $33 million based on luxury tax calculations, not $36.4 million,” said Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times. Nearly one-third of the contracts will be received after the end of the contract.
The Dodgers has already filled the team’s salary structure with a grace period. Ohtani, who became a star player of the team, signed a 10-year, 700 million-dollar contract with the Dodgers in December last year, and surprised the world by suspending 680 million dollars, or 97 percent of the contract. In addition to Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, who won MVP and moved to Dodgers, also signed long-term contracts with Dodgers after suspending considerable amounts of payment.
The Dodgers are maintaining a corps of stars at a minimum cost as players accept the payment moratorium. Luxury tax is added for every MLB club’s annual salary, and the Dodgers are expected to exceed $300 million in team annual salary by adding Snell. The Dodgers’ annual salary next year, estimated by FanGraph without considering Snell’s payment moratorium, is about $306.12 million. About $3 million could be lost if the payment moratorium is considered. It’s a huge amount, but it can be seen as a fairly cheap amount for a Dodgers-level roster.
The amount to be paid will be considerable in the future, but this is also unlikely to be too much of a burden. Local estimates say that the Dodgers have made additional sponsorship profits of $120 million since recruiting Ohtani last year. Considering tickets and product sales, the Dodgers are earning a huge amount of income during the payment grace period and can afford to reinvest it. You need to keep money to defer payments, but this may not be a big problem for the Guggenheim investment group, which is also the owner of the Dodgers.