A mysterious contract, "I joined TOR for 17.3 billion won for 8.9 billion won." What kind of contrac

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MLB.com said on the 31st (Korea time), "Toronto and FA Justin Turner agreed to a one-year contract with 13 million dollars (about 17.3 billion won). We can add 1.5 million dollars as a bonus for the roster and performance," adding, "The most reliable veteran batter in the Major League will be nestled in Toronto." 사설토토
Toronto planned to invest heavily this offseason by targeting Shohei Ohtani, Cody Bellinger, and Blake Snell, but has yet to recruit big names. Last month, it renewed its contract with outfielder Kevin Kiermaier for 10.5 million dollars per year and brought utility infielder Isaiah Kainer-Palepa for 15 million dollars for two years.
With Turner's new addition in the new year, Toronto will be able to build a strong No. 1-4 batting line-up that leads to George Springer, Bobby �, Vladimir Guerrero and Turner.
Then why didn't the original Boston Red Sox catch Turner, who was as active as he was in his prime last season? Turner was known to have signed a two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox a year ago in December 2022.
Let's take a look at the contract situation at the time.
After the 2022 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers ended their nine-year relationship with Turner by giving up the team's $16 million 2023 option and paying him a buyout of $2 million. Turner had the worst performance since moving to the Dodgers with a batting average of 0.278, 13 homers, 81 RBIs and 0.788 OPS in 128 games that year. The $16 million option was a waste of money for the Dodgers.
Turner signed a one-year, $15 million contract with Boston in December of that year, which guaranteed him a year. He then set player options for 2024. Turner's choice was a condition that he would receive a total of $21.7 million over two years if he chose the player option, or $15 million if he did not. Turner's contract was equivalent to a two-year guarantee because the player's right allows him to freely decide whether to implement it or not.
Specifically, the annual salary for 2023 is 8.3 million dollars, and the player option for 2024 is 13.4 million dollars, with the buyout set at 6.7 million dollars. In other words, if Turner gives up this option, he would be able to enter the FA market for 15 million dollars from Boston's 2023 salary and buyout combined. A buyout is usually the price of giving up a club option, but Boston and Turner added this clause to their player option. It was a very unusual contract.
Why did Boston and Turner sign such a contract at the time.
For the Boston club, "I will reduce my salary by $8.3 million in 2023, less than half of the $20 million I received from the Dodgers in the previous season, so if I run hard in 2023 and have good results, I can buy out $6.7 million and go to the market if I want. On the contrary, if your performance is not good, just play here for $13.4 million in 2024.