Jayson Werth was owed a crippling $21 million per season over the next two years before he agreed to amend his contract with the Washington Nationals this past winter.

FOX Sports obtained a copy of Werth's contract, which was amended on Oct. 15 to defer $10 million of his 2016 salary at five percent simple interest. The money will be paid in 2018, according to a source.

Werth's original seven-year deal didn't include any deferrals.