Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter and pitcher Shohei Ohtani's signing would still be the story of MLB’s offseason if he had signed a conventional, normal contract.
However, Ohtani took things a step further. His deal with the Dodgers—deliberately structured in order to allow Los Angeles to keep spending—promises him $2 million annually in salary from 2024-33 and $68 million annually in deferred money from 2034-43.
The MLB world raised its collective eyebrows at the nature of the deal—and they weren't the only sector of society to do that.
