Details of deferred money in Braun's deal

It look more favourable for the Brewers than 1st might of been thought with atleast $18million to be deferred for 2022-31 interest free. Even the signing bonus is a more managable since it is over 4 years 2012-15.

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That is great. Very team friendly.

Salary by year:
2011 – $4.0 million
2012 – $8.5 million
2013 – $11.0 million
2014 – $12.5 million
2015 – $14.5 million
2016 – $15.0 million
2017 – $15.0 million
2018 – $15.0 million
2019 – $15.0 million
2020 – $13.0 million
2021 – ($4.0 million)
2022 – $1.8 million
2023 – $1.8 million
2024 – $1.8 million
2025 – $1.8 million
2026 – $1.8 million
2027 – $1.8 million
2028 – $1.8 million
2029 – $1.8 million
2030 – $1.8 million
2031 – $1.8 million

Even if he falls off a cliff at some point, paying $18.0 million of the contract over 10 years not only significantly decreases the price of the contract (due to inflation) but it also helps in the context of a sports team because $1.8 million has very little impact on the total payroll or the team’s ability to field a winning team. By the late 2020s that’s going to be a drop in the bucket in terms of the team’s total payroll.

Ryan Braun: He loves it. -- Four pitchers in history with 8.5+ WAR and <250 IP seasons: Greg Maddux (age 29), Pedro Martinez (age 28), Roger Clemens (age 27), Zack Greinke (age 25).

by SRB on Apr 23, 2011 4:50 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

From the perspective of the yearly payroll, the production Braun needs to put up for the contract to be at market value:

2% salary inflation
2011 (age 27) – 0.8 WAR
2012 (age 28) – 1.7 WAR
2013 (age 29) – 2.1 WAR
2014 (age 30) – 2.4 WAR
2015 (age 31) – 2.7 WAR
2016 (age 32) – 2.7 WAR
2017 (age 33) – 2.7 WAR
2018 (age 34) – 2.6 WAR
2019 (age 35) – 2.6 WAR
2020 (age 36) – 2.2 WAR
2021 (age 37) – [2.5 WAR w/ $15 million option]

5% salary inflation
2011 (age 27) – 0.8 WAR
2012 (age 28) – 1.6 WAR
2013 (age 29) – 2.0 WAR
2014 (age 30) – 2.2 WAR
2015 (age 31) – 2.4 WAR
2016 (age 32) – 2.4 WAR
2017 (age 33) – 2.2 WAR
2018 (age 34) – 2.1 WAR
2019 (age 35) – 2.0 WAR
2020 (age 36) – 1.7 WAR
2021 (age 37) – [1.8 WAR w/ $15 million option]

10% salary inflation
2011 (age 27) – 0.8 WAR
2012 (age 28) – 1.5 WAR
2013 (age 29) – 1.8 WAR
2014 (age 30) – 1.9 WAR
2015 (age 31) – 2.0 WAR
2016 (age 32) – 1.9 WAR
2017 (age 33) – 1.7 WAR
2018 (age 34) – 1.5 WAR
2019 (age 35) – 1.4 WAR
2020 (age 36) – 1.1 WAR
2021 (age 37) – [1.2 WAR w/ $15 million option]

I don’t see how you can criticize that at all, except by being unrealistically pessimistic (for the effective operation of a baseball team) regarding the possibility of injuries.

Ryan Braun: He loves it. -- Four pitchers in history with 8.5+ WAR and <250 IP seasons: Greg Maddux (age 29), Pedro Martinez (age 28), Roger Clemens (age 27), Zack Greinke (age 25).

by SRB on Apr 23, 2011 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

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