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[BaltBird 24]

Odd that he'd settle for a 4-year deal.

[BobPhelan]

Odd that he'd settle for a 4-year deal.

$60M per year will do that.

[BSLMikeLowe]

And opt-outs after years 2 and 3.

[mdrunning]

So when does Bo Bichette sign with the Dodgers? Hell, while they're at it, they might as well just go ahead and sign Gunnar now. Ain't no way in hell the Orioles are going to be able to afford him.

 

Assuming there are no deferrals, the Dodgers will be paying $126 million per year for Tucker when you factor in the luxury tax. That's more than 11 teams' entire payrolls.

[CantonJester]

Remember when I was saying that the Ohtani deal would lead to some extrapolated power and profits?

 

Good times. 

 

Here's the thing - Get to the World Series, cuz anything can happen. 

[DuffMan]

Gross

[NewMarketSean]

I hate the MLB

[Mackus]

Zero deferred. Wild.

Apparently the Mets offered a similar contract. "Only" $220M but forntloaded with a big ass signing bonus to protect him in case of a work stoppage in '27.

This is certainly one way to avoid a long term commitment. Elias tried it with Burnes. Starting to see a few guys actually accept this as an alternative to long term contracts.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

I was talking about the idea of frontloading contracts years ago. In both baseball in football

[weird-O]

It's beyond video game status by this point. 

[Pedro Cerrano]

Glad they’re in the NL! Not my problem!

[BaltBird 24]

Yeah, if he really becomes a problem for us, it'll be because we made it further than we have in 40+ years.

Rather him in LA than TOR, NY, or BOS.

[mdrunning]

Zero deferred. Wild.

Apparently the Mets offered a similar contract. "Only" $220M but forntloaded with a big ass signing bonus to protect him in case of a work stoppage in '27.

This is certainly one way to avoid a long term commitment. Elias tried it with Burnes. Starting to see a few guys actually accept this as an alternative to long term contracts.

According to Cots, Tucker's contract contains $30 million in deferrals ($10 million annually, 27-29). The AAV for luxury tax purposes is approximately $57.1 million.

[JeremyStrain]

Zero deferred. Wild.

Apparently the Mets offered a similar contract. "Only" $220M but forntloaded with a big ass signing bonus to protect him in case of a work stoppage in '27.

This is certainly one way to avoid a long term commitment. Elias tried it with Burnes. Starting to see a few guys actually accept this as an alternative to long term contracts.

Yeah I thought that was something players were actually pushing FOR recently, viewing it as a retirement plan basically. 

 

I know it's supposed to be a debated topic in the contract negotiations. How to calculate them for revenue sharing and luxury tax etc. if they are getting more and more popular. 

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: The Dodgers are 'breaking baseball' again

https://www.theringe...record-contract

[BSLChrisStoner]

Snyder: Here's MLB's biggest problem with Dodgers spending

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: Ranking the best systems

https://www.cbssport...t-farm-systems/

[dude]

Snyder: Here's MLB's biggest problem with Dodgers spending

 

Pretty sure this is the best article I've read from CBS Sports.

[mdrunning]

The article misses the point completely. No one cares that MLB didn't have a repeat champion for 25 years until the Dodgers did it last year. The problem is the Dodgers have taken the advantage of unchecked cash to a wholly different level. No, there's no guarantee they or any of the other big spenders will win this year, but they have the luxury of being ahead in the count before ever stepping into the batter's box. 

 

That's not perception; that's reality.