Dodgers could defer money if Bauer opts out after 2021

[ASFN Admin]

Trevor Bauer is guaranteed $40 million if he opts out after one season and $75 million if he opts out after two seasons from his $102 million, three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. If he opts out after this year, he would receive a $2 million buyout, but the Dodgers would be able to defer $20 million of his 2021 salary without interest and pay that money in $2 million installments each Dec. 1 from 2031-40. Bauer has a limited no-trade provision that requires his consent to be dealt to an American League team from opening day through the All-Star Game.

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