Current and future deferred payments given to MLB players (1 Viewer)

[badmojo1006]

Bobbie Bonilla is the poster child, but Chris Davis's payments are worse, way worse

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Bruce Sutter: https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/07/01/bobby-bonillas-isnt-the-only-deferred-money-deal-in-the-game-and-isnt-even-the-worst/

Bruce Sutter was to receive payments totaling $44 million over the next 36 years from his new club, the Atlanta Braves . . . Sutter will receive a $750,000 salary for each of the next six years and a minimum of $1.12 million a year for the remaining 30 years of the contract. In addition, he will get the $9.1 million in so-called “principal” at the end.

He has only been paid the interest on his contract. The total comes due in 2021.

 

[trogg78]

The Cincinnati Reds began giving Ken Griffey Jr. a deferred payment of $3,593,750 in 2009 and continue to do that annually through the year 2024

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Not so comical like Bonilla or Davis, but Scherzer's money is spread out evenly over 14 years, even though he is only under contract for 7.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

oh i see there is actually a list down there.  Wow, the Nats have a lot of these deals, though most are shorter.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

lol at Pujols with the $10 million personal services contract at the end.  as if the contract itself weren't enough.