We already celebrate the heck out of Bobby Bonilla Day — July 1, the day on which the former New York Mets outfielder gets deferred payments from the franchise.
So: Are we going to celebrate Chris Davis Day too?
After all, the Baltimore Orioles slugger who retired on Thursday is among the big names of players who also get paid long after their careers are over.
Per Spotrac, Davis signed a seven-year $161 million deal in 2016 — that’s after hitting 53 dingers in 2013 and 46 in 2015. Things didn’t go so well for Davis after that, and injuries led to the end of his career.
But the point here is the deferred money. Spotrac says it’s $42 million total. He’ll receive it in $3.5 million payments every year until 2032, then $1.4 million a year until 2037.
Chris Davis' hip simply was not going to allow him to continue playing. He already had $6 million deferred from his salary next year, and now will defer the entire $17 million through the next three years.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 12, 2021
Happy Chris Davis Day in Baltimore. 16 years of deferred payments to go! https://t.co/HRf5wapuiZ
— Mike Mazzeo (@MazzNYC) August 12, 2021
“Happy Chris Davis Day!”- People, soon. pic.twitter.com/W0tlhG6dLp
— Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) August 12, 2021
Happy Bobby Bo……. Chris Davis day everyone. https://t.co/AphcqIsNj1 pic.twitter.com/75FxeLsMgI
— Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) August 12, 2021
So there you go. Davis is going to make a lot more money for a while.
