Just when you thought the baseball world had seen it all, Shohei Ohtani's shockingly record-smashing $700 million, ten-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers emerged, paradoxically leaving everyone shell-shocked and eager to see this superstar in play! Even more stupefying rumors became real when it was revealed that a mind-boggling $680 million, nearly 97% of the dough, is deferred until 2034-43 sans interest.
Before you can help but blink in confusion, has our good ol' Major League Baseball suddenly taken a turn for eccentricity or have the Dodgers invented a sort of voodoo magic with contracts? Not really! This is nothing but a smart cookie deal, crafted with care and precision, which could benefit Ohtani as he bid adieu to the Angels and set foot into his new home turf, the sparkling Chavez Ravine!
