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Originally Posted by Amazin69
Fun fact: Jake is actually taking a pay cut to go to Arlington.
While the AAV of his contract is $37,000,000/5 years (a slight bump over the $35.5mn he made each of his two years under the Brodie deal), he's only taking $30 mill next year, to help the Rangers pay out some old salaries first. It's clear, the dollars weren't the issue, it was that Uncle Stevie didn't want to commit to the 5-year deal.
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We don't have state income tax in Texas. Is it still a pay cut?
Looking at cost of living, making $30M/yr in Texas means he'd have to make $50M/yr to have the same lifestyle in NY.