Yankees Get Masahiro Tanaka New York Government Gets $90 Million - Granite Grok

Yankees Get Masahiro Tanaka New York Government Gets $90 Million

You're Taxing me how much?
You’re Taxing me how much?

Tanaka was screwed no matter where he went but of the three cities he appeared to be considering New York will screw him the hardest.

That $155 Million dollar 7 year deal with the Yankees is really only worth about $65 million after the State and city of New York get done with him.

As reported by ESPN, the New York Yankees have signed Masahiro Tanaka to a 7-year contract worth $155 million, earning an estimated $22.1 million per year. According to ESPN, Tanaka’s contract is the largest ever for an international free agent and the fifth-largest deal for a pitcher. However sweet this $155 million dollar deal seems, the reality is that Tanaka will lose almost $90 million over the 7-year life of his contract with the Yankees.

I wonder if the Yankees get a kick back for singing a deal that gives the  tax collectors an easy 90 mill?
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