The Los Angeles Dodgers have made headlines for the organization’s decision to utilize deferrals when signing players. In a recent interview, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred weighed in on the Dodgers’ use of deferrals.
“Deferrals at some point can become problematic,” Manfred said to Chris O’Gorman. “Historically, we did have one franchise, Arizona, that got itself into financial difficulties as a result of excessive deferrals. We’ve strengthened our rules in terms of the funding of deferred compensation in order to avoid that kind of problem. But, you know, look, obviously the bigger the numbers get, the bigger the concern.