<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For anyone wondering if MLB will challenge or cancel Ohtani&#39;s contract: The answer is unequivocally no. There is a specific article in the collective-bargaining agreement that addresses this. And it&#39;s very clear: Deferred money is limitless -- even $680 million of $700 million. <a href="https://t.co/DGNK0JulED">pic.twitter.com/DGNK0JulED</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1734349354952233007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Surprised Passan could pull his head out of Scott Boras's ass long enough to post this.

Meh. Ewing Kauffman did the same thing. He gave players stock in Marion Labs.

Are you sure about that?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shohei Ohtani’s decision to earn just $2 million a year certainly is a great benefit to the Dodgers’ payroll, but also a stroke of genius for tax repercussions.<br>If he’s not living in California once his deferred payments start, he will not be subjected to heavy California tax.</p>&mdash; Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1734347675435483288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This is why baseball is dying... no hard salary cap and big market teams can buy championships and every few years a small market team makes it interesting...

Anna Kornaikova?

9 different teams in the last 10 years have won the World Series.....

This can replace Bobby Bonilla Day which ends in 2035.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dodgers right now <a href="https://t.co/N8MN5ME8PZ">https://t.co/N8MN5ME8PZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/3VEhblLv5u">pic.twitter.com/3VEhblLv5u</a></p>&mdash; John Frankensteiner (@JFrankensteiner) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFrankensteiner/status/1734402865915896169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I always thought the Chiefs should have signed Tyreek to 2 million a year, and after he retired he could make 30 million a year as the janitor or a consultant.

Hard salary cap, coupled with an equally hard salary floor. Owners can't be cheap or simply buy all good players. Parity increases, smaller revenue teams have a better shot and playing relevant games later into the season, potentially more eyes on the games translating to better ad revenue.