Yoshinobu Yamamoto to sign with Dodgers for $325M over 12 years: 25-year-old NPB ace joins Shohei Ohtani in LA

CBS Sports ^ | December 21, 2023 | R.J. Anderson

[poconopundit]

oldschool, I hadn't considered "deferred payment". It's a good point.

A story in USA Today puts the many contract terms into perspective: Why Shohei Ohtani will be worth every penny of $700 million contract for Los Angeles Dodgers.

From the story:

Sure, $700 million is a lot of money, but you know what, Ohtani is going to be worth nearly $50 million a year to the Dodgers in marketing and licensing. Ohtani brought in $25 million a year to the Angels, and with the Dodgers, that should be doubled.