Well they have made it so that the luxury tax hit is based on the AAV and not each year's actual salary
But yeah, what about deferred post retirement payouts?
Which contract will look the worst in its final year (player age that year noted):
Mookie Betts @ 39
Carlos Correa @ 40
Trea Turner @ 40
Xander Bogaerts @ 40
Mike Trout @ 38
Ohtani @ ??? 41
Even without re-doing it he's going to make nearly 400M in total career earnings by the time this contract is over
Not enough?? Or he just wants to force the team to keep playing him as a 600 OPS DH when he's 42?
I remember him specifically saying he DIDN'T want an opt out when he signed with the Phils
But I suppose that was more about wanting to spend the rest of his career in once place more than not wanting flexibility to re-finance the thing