Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times has the year-by-year breakdown of Matt Kemp’s new eight-year, $160 million extension with the Dodgers.
Signing bonus: $2 million
2012: $10 million
2013: $20 million
2014: $21 million
2015: $21 million
2016: $21.5 million
2017: $21.5 million
2018: $21.5 million
2019: $21.5 million
The deal takes Kemp through his age-34 season. Of his $10 million salary for next season, $2 million will be deferred without interest. Also, contrary to earlier reports, Hernandez hears that the contract doesn’t appear to contain a no-trade clause.
Kemp’s contract is the richest in National League history and is tied for seventh-largest in major league history. The deal sets a new club record, topping the seven-year, $105 million contract the Dodgers gave Kevin Brown in 1998.
