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Originally Posted by Jason14h
1. Nope - CBT is based on the current/real day value. Not average.
2. No - It doesnt help to pay less later. Its way worse
3. A team can just cover a portion of the salary in later years if they need to move the contract.
Paying more up front makes zero sense for a team. Players want that. No team in history of any sport has wanted to pay more up front.
There is zero benefit to front loading a contract in baseball. There is a reason every team is starting to backload contracts - the Dodgers arent idiots
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"A team's Competitive Balance Tax figure is determined using the average annual value of each player's contract on the 40-man roster"
https://www.mlb.com/glossary/transac...ve-balance-tax
You're mixing up the rules for deferrals with the rules for regular contracts.
For a contract with no money deferred past the end of the contract (like the front loaded one I suggested above), the CBT value is the total money paid divided by total years.
For contracts with deferrals (eg Dodgers) first you take the present value of the deferred money the add that to all the money paid during the contract THEN divide by number of years.
For 3, you're correct that a team can cover a % of a contract to move it, but then they're stuck with that % of the CBT value. If the Jays are going to continue to be a tax payer that matters. If you've already paid the money to Vlad you can move the contract without cbt implications.