The Dodgers officially announced the recruitment of Ohtani on the 12th.

The contract amount is a total of 700 million dollars (about 924 billion won) over the past 10 years. It was the largest contract ever signed by Lionel Messi with FC Barcelona in the Spanish Primera Liga from 2017 to 2021, exceeding 674 million dollars (about 890 billion won).

Apart from the amount of money, however, the deal between the Dodgers and Ohtani caused controversy. It was known that the deal was settled as a "defer" for 97 percent of the contract.

The U.S. media USA Today said on the 12th, "The actual size of Otani's $700 million (about 924 billion won) contract is $460 million (about 605.3 billion won)," and that there is a huge amount of dippers (postponed annual salary payment).

The media specifically explained, "Otani will receive 2 million dollars (about 2.6 billion won) a year for 10 years. And the remaining 680 million dollars (about 894.7 billion won) will be free of interest from 2034.

Under current Major League Baseball regulations, there is nothing wrong with the contract between Ohtani and the Dodgers. However, it is hard to avoid criticism that he avoided paying luxury taxes by cleverly.

The Dodgers has levied luxury taxes for two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023. The first luxury tax limit for the Major League in the 2024 season is 237 million U.S. dollars.

If Ohtani passes the luxury tax for three consecutive years due to recruitment of Ohtani, he or she will have to pay 50 percent of the excess tax as tax. This applies only to those who cross the first cordon. A higher tax rate is levied for every 20 million dollar barrier that rises, and if the Dodgers exceeds the last 297 million dollar barrier, it will have to pay 110 percent of the excess. This means that the belly button is bigger than the belly button.

Knowing this, Ohtani first proposed a huge dipper to ease the burden on Dodgers. Ohtani's sacrifice enabled Dodgers to strengthen their power.

However, SB Nation said, "Although it is not the right deal in the form of an allowed contract," adding, "The Dodgers, which is highly capable of paying, can pay Ohtani three, five, or even ten years later." However, this is not the case for small market clubs. They cannot afford to put off 680 million U.S. dollars without knowing the economic situation in the future," pointing out that Dipper is a trick of rich clubs.

"This type of contract will give big market teams a tremendous competitive advantage," he continued. "Teams appear to be on equal footing on paper. However, big market teams can form teams three to four times larger than competing teams," he criticized Ohtani's contract form.

However, the media said, "It is difficult to make a big change for the time being because the MLB labor-management collective agreement will be maintained until 2026," adding, "Players want a record contract and so do agents. In the end, the only way to do this is the dipper," predicting that contracts, including dippers, will continue for the time being. 토토사이트 순위