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It’s July 1st – Dennis Gilbert (Bobby Bonilla’s agent) Day or as some people call it, “I Wish I Was Bobby Bonilla Day.”
Bonilla receives a $1,193,248.20 check from the Mets every year on July 1 and will have net just over $29M when the installments end in 2035.
He hasn’t played a single game since 2001.
Gilbert proposed a deal to the team: Payment would be deferred for a decade, after which annual payouts of $1.19 would be made from 2011-35.
This is financial planning at it’s best. I’m sure Dennis and the IRS still get their share each July. 
Maybe Paul Skeens and Dylan Crews should “be like Bobby” next week when they receive a signing bonus slightly larger than their L-S-U-N-I-L deals. Florida’s Wyatt Langford should do it, too.
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