Dealing for David Price might become more expensive than teams originally thought.

Price signed a one-year, $10.1125 million deal with the Tampa Bay Rays last January, but $4.1125 million of it was contained in a deferred signing bonus that isn't payable until next year.

The contract was structured that way for tax purposes, but teams are wondering if Tampa Bay will use it in trade talks.

There is no rule that precludes the Rays from negotiating a trade that would require the team dealing for Price to take on the $4.1125 million in debt.