# How the Dodgers benefit from salary deferrals and signing bonuses to build their roster

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Los Angeles Times, Jan 20, 2025, 5:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2025-01-20/dodgers-deferred-salary-signing-bonuses-shohei-ohtani>

The Dodgers’ ability to put off long-term payments while reaping short-term benefits is raising new fears about a competitive imbalance in a sport already lacking league-wide parity.

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- Jan 20, 2025, 5:00 AM: [How the Dodgers benefit from salary deferrals and signing bonuses to build their roster](<https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2025-01-20/dodgers-deferred-salary-signing-bonuses-shohei-ohtani>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States)
  The Dodgers’ ability to put off long-term payments while reaping short-term benefits is raising new fears about a competitive imbalance in a sport already lacking league-wide parity.
