The World Series champions have been accused of becoming baseball\u2019s Manchester City, spending their way to success. But there are differences<\/p>\n
Deferred contracts were once baseball\u2019s annual joke played on the New York Mets.<\/p>\n
They released veteran third baseman Bobby Bonilla after a dismal season in 1999. But rather than pay the $5.9m left on his contract as a lump sum, the club offered a 25-year deferred deal at a munificent 8% interest rate.<\/p>\n
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