Baltimore Orioles: Celebrating Bobby Bonilla Day with Own Deferments

Trumbo, Ubaldo, Gallardo, and O’Day

If a few of those names make you shudder just a bit, then you’re not alone. Yes, Mark Trumbo went on that home-run tear in 2016. But, then he returned to Earth and never took off again. He might not be in baseball anymore, but the Orioles are still paying him to the tune of $1.5 million on July 1 in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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Ubaldo Jimenez is another player without a team, but who is still receiving a paycheck on July 1, and they have only one year left. He’s received $6.75 million of his $9 million in deferred money. The O’s began paying in 2018 and will be done in 2021.

Darren O’Day is a name you might not expect to see on this list. But, the O’s worked out a deferment deal with him, too. The submariner inked a deal with the O’s for a nice tidy $4 million paid in installments on July 1 between 2020 and 2023. He received his first pay-out today. That had to feel good after learning he would only earn 37% of his salary this season.

Then, there’s the deal with Yovani Gallardo that ended today. He had $3.25 million in deferred money, but after the Orioles traded him to Seattle, the Mariners agreed to help with the payments. Today was the last payment that he received from the two teams totally $1.625 million. Keep in mind that he played for ONE SEASON with the Orioles.

With all that deferred money in the foreseeable future, Bobby Bonilla day might eventually become Dan Duquette Day as all of these deferred contracts were inked under his watch.