NPDS - Why Canada, MLB owners, and MLBPA could be furious with Vlad Jr signing bonus! Luka return to Dallas! Mat Ishbia's Sun are officially DONE (Episode 1254)

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Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘$325 million’ as in Vlad Jr as in signing bonus as in Blue Jays as in MLB as in anger. Canada has to be conflicted by this deal. Why? Because Vlad’s signing bonus is taxed by Florida… where there’s no income tax. How will other owner’s and the MLBPA feel about this? (19:20) Luka Doncic went off in his return to Dallas. It was emotional. It was tough. And Nico Harrison was booed the whole time. (30:10) Review: True Romance. (33:15) The Phoenix Suns are done. Toast. Lights out. Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker. Max money and no playoffs. WOOF! (41:38) NPPOD. (44:00) Let’s talk about tariffs. Trump reversed course some and announced a 90-day pause on everyone but China. Jumps and dives and volatility is off the charts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Here you go.
0:03.5	Here you go.
0:19.5	That's the nothing personal word of the day.
0:21.9	It is Thursday, April 10th, 20205.
0:27.2	Today's episode is brought to you by Draft Kings.
0:29.9	Draft Kings, the crown is yours.
0:33.9	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed the 14-year, $500 million contract only a couple of days ago with the Toronto Blue Jays.
0:42.0	You can go back to earlier episodes of nothing personal this week to hear my view of the contract,
0:47.4	the excitement that is all through Toronto, the organization top to bottom, from Edward Rogers down to the usher in section 469.
0:59.0	And then Ken Rosenthaly of the Athletic reported yesterday that there's something about this contract that we haven't seen before.
1:07.0	A signing bonus of $325 million.
1:12.9	That's right.
1:14.2	That's the entire notional amount of the Jean-Carlo Stanton contract that was
1:19.3	signed by us 10 years ago.
1:24.5	Why would a player ask for $325 million in signing bonus?
1:30.9	Why would a team give $325 million in a signing bonus?
1:36.9	Let's break it down.
1:38.4	Let's get to brass tax.
1:41.6	Tax, not T-A-C-K-S, T-A-X. A signing bonus is earned the day of the signing of a contract.
1:54.0	Whether the signing bonus is paid immediately within 20 days, within 30 days, within five years, 10 years, or 14 years.
2:03.7	According to the Internal Revenue Service, according to general accepted accounting principles,
2:12.4	when you sign your signing bonus, when you sign your contract, and it it's yours you pay tax on that signing bonus
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