{"id":7032,"date":"2024-12-03T03:25:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7032"},"modified":"2024-12-03T03:25:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:25:05","slug":"how-are-shohei-ohtanis-historic-deferrals-affecting-the-dodgers-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7032","title":{"rendered":"How Are Shohei Ohtani\u2019s Historic Deferrals Affecting The Dodgers\u2019 Spending?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers shocked the baseball world when the organization signed Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million deal last December. Arguably the most surprising detail of the blockbuster deal was Ohtani deferring 97 percent of his contract.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-613\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ohtani\u2019s deferred payments gave the Dodgers financial flexibility to continue bringing talent to Los Angeles, hence the\u00a0recent signing of free agent pitcher\u00a0Blake Snell and the contract extension to keep utility man\u00a0Tommy Edman.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Nightengale of USA Today broke down how Ohtani\u2019s deferred salary was only possible because of his stardom in an\u00a0exclusive conversation with Dodgers Nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, well, they\u2019re making their money and they\u2019re spending it,\u201d Nightengale told\u00a0Dodgers Nation\u2019s Doug McKain. \u201cA lot of people don\u2019t. You know, think about back in the days of George Steinbrenner \u2014 he was about the only guy who spent every penny and could care less about turning a profit. And I think even John Middleton of the Phillies had the great quote a year ago talking about the 1927 Yankees. Does anyone remember if they turned a profit or not? We know the Dodgers are going to turn a profit.\u00a0<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-621\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ohtani thing, you know, was unbelievable. I\u2019m still amazed that the Angels didn\u2019t match that deal. But, you know, with a $2 million salary and $68 million deferred every year, it costs the Dodgers about $43 million a year, really. And they\u2019re making more than that, not just on ticket sales, but on promotions, sponsorships, and tours coming in from Japan. So, I mean, he\u2019s one guy. Aaron Judge sells some tickets, Soto sells, you know, but nobody sells tickets like Ohtani. That\u2019s how Ohtani makes about $65 million a year off the field, but the next closest thing is about $6 or $8 million a year. 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