On the surface, handing out that amount of money seems improbable for the Astros to do.
But the structure is what might help them keep their own star Alex Bregman.
Ohtani will only get paid $2 million per year throughout this contract and will receive $680 million in deferred payments from 2034 through 2043. This allows the Los Angeles Dodgers to stay competitive on the field while also landing a star of this magnitude.
Theoretically, Houston could do the same thing in a contract extension with Bregman.
After reports surfaced that the Astros would prefer to keep Jose Altuve with the franchise if they had to pick one over the other, many speculated that their star third baseman would hit free agency after the 2024 season.
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