Designated hitter Shohei Ohtani will cost the Los Angeles Dodgers less than $29 million in competitive value tax (CBT) value this season, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.
Although Ohtani is owed a base salary of $70 million for each of the next 10 seasons, MLB's labor relations department has Ohtani's cap hit evaluated at $28,231,523, according to Nightengale.
Ohtani will receive $2 million in adjusted salary while deferring $68 million annually, per Spotrac.
The CBT value reported by Nightengale is significantly less than the original cost projected for Ohtani's uniquely structured contract.