10 Highest Paid MLB Players: Largest Salaries
- November 28th, 2008
- Posted in MLB
- By: InGameNow
MLB Free Agency has been off to a mild start.
As mega free agents CC Sabbathia, Manny Ramirez and Mark Teixeira are prime to make big money - none of those three have signed their mega deals yet. In part this because teams are moving more methodically, the economy is in shambles, and there are too many moving parts (ie, the Yankees won’t chase Teixeira without having CC turn them down).
As we prep for the first major signing, you can prepare with the 10 Highest Paid MLB players / salaries.
Free agent predictions, by the way:
1. CC Sabbathia: Angels
2. Mark Teixeira: Red Sox
3. Manny Ramirez: Dodgers (big free agency loser of the three)
Highest-Paid Players (Avg. annual value)
Player, Rank Dollars Year
1. Roger Clemens $28,000,022 2007
2. Alex Rodriguez $27,500,000 2008-17
3. Alex Rodriguez $25,200,000 2001-10
4. Johan Santana $22,916,667 2008-13
5. Roger Clemens $22,000,022 2006
6. Manny Ramirez $20,000,000 2001-08
7. Miguel Cabrera $19,037,500 2008-15
8. Derek Jeter $18,900,000 2001-10
9. Carlos Zambrano $18,300,000 2008-12
10. Andruw Jones $18,100,000 2008-09
