It will be the final season of his contract before he becomes the No. 1 MLB free agent in 2024. Once he hits the open market, expect Ohtani to become the highest paid MLB player ever. At a minimum, he will likely pull in an AAV of $50 million per season. He is one of the best...
The first great Orioles hope, McDonald threw a shutout in his MLB debut, but struggled with injuries the rest of his career. The early returns have been much more promising with Rutschman, and big things are expected from Holliday, who quickly became baseball's No.1 prospect. Rays: Josh ...
Highest Paid Players Contract information is unofficial and collected from published reports. Dollar figures may not be adjusted for deferred money. Updated 1/2025. Total Value The most lucrative contracts in baseball history, by total value: 1. Juan Soto, $765,000,000(2025-39) 2. Shohei Ohta...
These are the highest-paid players in MLB right now This offseason, Gerrit Cole broke the record for largest total contract value for a pitcher, and the deal's $36 million average annual value is the highest in baseball history regardless of position. But the new Yankees ace doesn’t have...
The 2021 season's highest-paid MLB player is right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole, who signed a nine-year contract with the New York Yankees worth $324 million. Cole is followed by his former teammate and fellow right-hander Justin Verlander, who signed an extension with the Houston Astros in ...
Codify Baseball pointed out that the six highest paid pitchers in MLB this year are Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole, Patrick Corbin and Stephen Strasburg. Those six pitchers are making $233 million combined this season. They've also contributed just 0.9 wins above repl...
$130 million over that span, giving him the highest annual average value in MLB history at more than $43 million per season. That topped MLB's previous AAV record set by Gerrit Cole, who signed a nine-year, $324 million contract with the New York Yankees in 2020 for $36 million per....