This thread is dedicated to past, present and future deferred contracts given to Major League Baseball players.
It started before Bobby Bonilla and goes well beyond him.
When the Braves signed Bruce Sutter in 1984 to a 6-year, $9.1 million deal, they agreed to deferred payments with interest following the conclusion.
Sutter received $1.12 million for 30 years and then a final principal payment of $9.1 million in 2022.
Jul 1, 2024 • 55 tweets • 7 min read
Happy MLB Deferment Day!
This thread is dedicated to past, present, and future deferred contracts given to Major League Baseball players.
It started before Bobby Bonilla and goes well beyond him.
When the Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani this last offseason, they agreed to defer $68 million of his $70 million annual salary.
The deferred will be paid without interest in equal $68 million payments each July 1st from 2034-2043.
Makes it $46,076,768 annually for CBT payroll.
Jul 1, 2023 • 51 tweets • 7 min read
Happy Deferment Day!
This thread is dedicated to past, present, and future deferred contracts given to Major League Baseball players.
It started before Bobby Bonilla and goes well beyond him.
When the Braves signed Bruce Sutter in 1984 to a 6-year, $9.1 million deal, they agreed to deferred payments with interest following the conclusion.
Sutter received $1.12 million for 30 years and then a final principal payment of $9.1 million in 2022.
Mar 9, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Team Italy is wearing their dark jerseys for the first time in International Play to honor The Dark Knight, Matt Harvey.
Matt Harvey pitched a 1-2-3 first inning with his fastball at 89-90 mph.
Jul 1, 2022 • 51 tweets • 7 min read
Happy Deferment Day!
This thread is dedicated to past, present, and future deferred contracts given to Major League Baseball players.
It started before Bobby Bonilla and goes well beyond him.
When the Braves signed Bruce Sutter in 1984 to a 6-year, $9.1 million deal, they agreed to deferred payments with interest following the conclusion.
Sutter received $1.12 million for 30 years and will get the final payment, a principal payment of $9.1 million in 2022.
Jul 1, 2020 • 49 tweets • 7 min read
Happy MLB Deferment Day!
This thread is dedicated to past, present, and future deferred contracts given to Major League Baseball players.
It started before Bobby Bonilla and goes well beyond him.
The Atlanta Braves are still paying Bruce Sutter $1.12 million a year in a deferred payments through 2021 and he will also receive a final balloon payment of $9.1 million.
