Shohei Ohtani Forum

At least we can now sign Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

Signed,

A Blue Jays fan.

I mean, Yankees said IKF was the best SS in the league a few years ago.

Flip side, the Dodgers ran a 158m salary bill last year instead of the 220+ they used to have. If they were paying the 70m/yr avg then their salary bill would be "fine". But I've read that S.O. has some heavy deferments in the contract so curious what his actual pay really is.

But I will say this, I was expecting 500ish, not 700. Maybe the 700 does come from the need to cover normal inflation on those out-year pays. Look at Bonilla, the 1m he gets now is not the same as it was when he first started getting those checks.

He did sign with the Evil Empire.  The Dodgers have long since replaced the Yankees as that deplorable franchise that scoops up all the players.....

The fact that he is gonna play on 2 million a year just tells you he cares about his dog and playing baseball. It is crazy that he is gonna get 680 million to retire. Most players won't even make that playing.

That video with him and his dog is so wholesome.

though he's only getting paid $2 million per year for 10 years, and deferring $68 million per year for 10 years

the hit to the CBT is calculated as $46 million per year for 20 years

my first reaction to the deferral news of "only $2 million per year," was thinking that the Dodgers could

1. resign Kershaw, and

2. go after Yamamoto, and

3. go after Josh Hader, and

4. go after one of the top available OF guys [since Mookie is moving to 2B]

But, with the $46 million CBT is considered, I think they can keep Kershaw + get only one more guy from their wish list