[閒聊] 每年的7/1 - Bobby Bonilla日

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For more than a few MLB players and ex-players, July 1 is a big day on the
baseball calendar. It's the day many signing bonuses and deferred salary
payments (or portions thereof) are made. Must be fun checking that direct
deposit each year, huh? Former All-Star Bobby Bonilla, who last played in
2001, has become the face of the July 1 payday.

對於不只一些大聯盟現任和前球員來說，七月一日是棒球年曆中很重要的一天：這是許
多簽約金和延遲給付薪資的發餉日。每年這時候查看銀行存款一定很有趣，是吧？最後
一次出賽已經是2001年的前明星選手Bobby Bonilla，儼然成為了七月一日發餉日的臉。

As part of a deferred salary arrangement, the New York Mets have paid Bonillaa touch more than $1.19 million ($1,193,248.20 to be exact) each July 1 since2011, and will continue doing so until 2035. 2035! Bonilla, now 58, will be
72 when the last payment is made.

由於薪資延遲給付，自2011年以來紐約大都會隊每年七月一日都會付大約119萬鎂的薪
資給Bonilla直到2035年，2035年！現年58歲的Bonilla收到最後一筆薪資時將屆齡72歲。

The Mets signed Bonilla to a five-year contract worth $29 million in 1991
that was the richest contract in team sports at the time. He spent the first
three-and-a-half seasons of that contract with New York before being traded
away. Bonilla won a World Series with the Marlins in 1997 and was later
traded back to the Mets as part of Florida's post-championship fire sale.

當大都會在1991年以五年2900萬鎂的薪資簽下Bonilla時，那張合約是當時團隊運動中最大張的。他在那紙合約中的前三年半效力於大都會，之後被交易掉。Bonilla於1997年為馬林魚拿下世界大賽冠軍，並在馬林魚奪冠後的清倉大拍賣中又被交易回大都會。

The Mets released Bonilla in January 2000 but were still on the hook for his
$5.9 million salary that season. Believing they were poised to make a
significant profit through their investments with Bernie Madoff, Mets
ownership instead agreed to defer Bonilla's salary with 8 percent interest
and spread it across 25 years from 2011-35.

大都會於2000年一月將Bonilla釋出，但他們還欠他該季590萬鎂的薪水。當時大都會老
闆確信他們和Bernie Madoff合作的投資會讓他們日後大賺一筆，於是他們決定將Bonilla剩餘的薪水以每年8%的利率，分25年（2011-35）延遲給付。

Well, the Madoff ponzi scheme fell apart, and Bonilla's $5.9 million swelled
to $29.8 million from 2000-11. That $29.8 million divided by 25 years equals
the annual $1.19 million payment. CBS Sports created a bobblehead to
commemorate Bonilla's annual deferred payments:

後來Madoff的龐氏騙局落空，而他們賒欠Bonilla的590萬鎂到了2011年腫脹到2980萬鎂。這2980萬鎂分成25年就變成了目前每年的119萬鎂。CBS Sports為此創了個搖頭娃娃以資紀念。

After new Mets owner Steve Cohen purchased the franchise in 2020, he
suggested that the team could have an annual Bobby Bonilla celebration at theballpark, complete with an oversized check. That plan, however, doesn't
appear like it will be happening in 2021.

Steve Cohen於2020年買下球隊，成為新任大都會老闆後，曾建議球隊可在球場辦一個
Bobby Bonilla年度慶祝活動，並用一張超大張支票點綴。然而這計畫看起不太可能在
2021年實現。

Bonilla's deferred salary with the Mets is the most famous July 1 payment in
baseball, hands down, but it is not the only July 1 payment in the game. In
fact, Bonilla himself has a second deferred salary agreement with the
Orioles. Baltimore owes him $500,000 a year from 2004-28. July 1 is a good
day in the Bonilla household.

Bonilla和大都會間的薪資延遲給付是七月一日發餉日最著名的一樁，沒有之一。但這
不是唯一的一樁。事實上，Bonilla本人和金鶯隊間還有另一筆薪資延遲給付：金鶯自
2004-28每年要付他50萬鎂。七月一日對Bonilla家族來說是個好日子。

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Here are a few other notable deferred salary payment plans:

The Braves have paid Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter roughly $1.2
million each year since 1991. This year is the final year of Sutter's
deferred salary plan. The team also owes him a $9.1 million lump sum payment
in 2022.

The Reds have paid Ken Griffey Jr. approximately $3.6 million each year
since 2009 and his last payment comes in 2021.

The Red Sox have paid Manny Ramirez approximately $2 million each year
since 2011 and will continue to do so through 2026.

The White Sox have paid Paul Konerko $1 million each year since 2014 and
his last payment comes this year.

The Mets have paid Bret Saberhagen $250,000 each year since 2004 and will
continue to do so through 2028.

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The Nationals tend to load up their largest contracts with salary deferrals.
They're paying Rafael Soriano roughly $2 million annually through 2024, Max
Scherzer is owed $15 million a year from 2022-28, and Stephen Strasburg has
approximately $114 million in deferred salary coming to him through 2029. Notbad work if you can get it.

國民隊似乎傾向把他們球隊中的最大合約以延遲給付的方式處理：他們目前每年付給
Rafael Soriano大約200萬鎂直到2024；Max Scherzer自2022-28每年會領到1500萬鎂；
而Stephen Strasburg直到2029年會領到一筆總額1億1400萬鎂的延遲給付。如果你拿
到的話其實還不賴。

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