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As MLB clubs continue to depend on salary deferrals to field talented rosters, commissioner Rob Manfred warned that deferrals "can become problematic."
In an interview with Chris O'Gorman for Questions for Cancer Research (h/t The Athletic's Evan Drellich), Manfred said deferrals become a bigger concern as the numbers increase.
"Deferrals at some point can become problematic," Manfred said. "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.