One of the first moves the Los Angeles Dodgers made this offseason was extending utility man Tommy Edman to a five-year, $74 million contract. About one-third of the deal was deferred, a trademark of the Dodgers in a number of signings.
Edman explained the upside of deferrals and why he loves his extension with the Dodgers.
“A big part of it is just the way that the payments are spaced out,” Edman said. “Kind of allows me to maximize certain things like, just tax benefits and things like that. And then also with the deferrals, too, it is nice that I’ll be getting paid beyond just my playing career as well.