Yu Darvish asked for a two-year extension and ended up getting quite a bit more
than that. Michael Wacha agreed to an interesting deal himself. Story with @Ken_
Rosenthal on the unusual lengths of the Padres' latest spending:
https://twitter.com/dennistlin/status/1626214815164235776
完整报导出处：https://bit.ly/3k4Bn8k
看了一下报导，大意是在讲教士队提出较长的合约来降低平均年薪（达比修的6年约以及Wac
ha的4年约），进而躲避豪华税线
节录报导提到达比修的其中一段
Why, for example, did the Padres give Darvish such a lengthy commitment?Accordin
g to sources briefed on negotiations but not authorized to discuss them publicly
, the Japanese star initially asked for two years and $60 million on top of the
$19 million he was owed in 2023, the final season of his previous contract. The
two sides went through a variety of concepts before settling on a new six-year,
$108 million deal that starts this season, replacing the final year of Darvish’
s old contract. In the process, the Padres substantially lowered the deal’s ave
rage annual value — helping them stay below the third of four luxury tax thresh
olds — but also guaranteed Darvish, 36, almost $30 million more than he origina
lly sought.
大意是达比修原本要求的是在今年19M合约（旧合约最后一年）的基础上再续约两年60M
后来双方签下了从今年开始起算的6年108M合约，取代了原本的旧约
新合约让教士队能保持在第三层的豪华税线之下，但也让达比修多拿了将近30M