Trea Turner, Los Angeles Dodgers: $21 million Yu Darvish, San Diego Padres: $21 million Noah Syndergaard, Los Angeles Angels: $21 million Carlos Rodon, San Francisco Giants: $22 million Kevin Gausman, Toronto Blue Jays: $22 million Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds: $22.5 million Jason Heyward, Chicago Cubs: $23 millionģ9. Josh Donaldson, New York Yankees: $23 million
Robbie Ray, Seattle Mariners: $23 million Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies: $23.1 million Patrick Corbin, Washington Nationals: $23,333,333 Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies: $23.6 millionģ1. Robinson Cano, New York Mets: $24 millionĢ9. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians: $24.8 millionĢ7. George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays: $25 millionĢ6. Justin Verlander, Houston Astros: $25 million Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers: $25 million T-22 Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees: $25 million Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies: $25,384,615 Kris Bryant, Colorado Rockies: $26 millionĢ1. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers: $26,928,571 Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers: $27 millionġ8. Jacob deGrom, New York Mets: $27.5 millionġ7. Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox: $29 millionġ6. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: $30 millionġ5. David Price, Los Angeles Dodgers: $31 millionġ3. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers: $31 million Corey Seager, Texas Rangers: $32.5 million Trevor Bauer, Los Angeles Dodgers: $34 million Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: $34.1 millionĨ. Anthony Rendon, Los Angeles Angels: $35 millionħ. Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals: $35 million Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins: $35.1 million Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees: $36 millionģ.
Here’s a full look at the highest-paid MLB players for this season based on average annual salary, according to Spotrac (players who signed free-agent deals or extensions this past offseason in bold):ġ. The 2016 MVP signed with Colorado on a seven-year, $182 million contract. After a midseason trade from the Chicago Cubs to the San Francisco Giants, Bryant is putting on a third different uniform in less than a year with the Colorado Rockies. Kris Bryant also cracks the top-20 highest-paid players with his new deal’s AAV of $26 million, tying him with Paul Goldschmidt for 19th. gave the longtime Atlanta Brave and 2020 NL MVP a six-year, $162 million deal with an AAV of $27 million, which is good for 17th in all of baseball.
While the Dodgers lost Seager, they did bring in another impact bat with the signing of Freddie Freeman. Seager’s deal is tied with Nolan Arenado for the ninth-highest AAV at $32.5 million.
Like Correa, the 2020 World Series MVP will make more in one season than the $24.69 million he earned over his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Washington Nationals star right-hander Stephen Strasburg and Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon are right behind Correa at $35 million, tied for fifth.Ī few spots outside the top five is Corey Seager, who joined the Texas Rangers on a massive 10-year, $325 million contract. Correa will earn more money in 2022 ($35.1 million) than he did in all his previous seasons combined ($26.84 million). The two-time All-Star left the Houston Astros for the first major payday of his big league career – a three-year, $105 million deal with the Minnesota Twins. In fourth is another player who signed a new deal this offseason: Carlos Correa. The three-time MVP inked a 12-year, $426.5 million extension ahead of the 2019 campaign.
Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout trails Cole by less than $500K in average annual salary at $35.54 million. The New York Yankees right-hander is in the third season of his nine-year, $324 million deal. Max Scherzer, Nationals: $30,000,000.Cole now sits behind Scherzer as the second-highest paid player in baseball.
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