Highest paid players in MLB....

BEER-RUN · 05-07-2008, 04:42 PM

I was reading the paper yesterday and it listed the highest paid players in baseball. While some of these players are great, it's hard to see the top 3 make more than the whole Florida Marlin team.

Check these out...

1. Alex Rodriguez, NYY $28,000,000

2. Jason Giambi, NYY $23,428,571
3. Derek Jeter, NYY $21,600,000

4. Manny Ramirez, BOS $18,929,923

5. Carlos Beltran, NYM $18,622,810

6. Ichiro Suzuki, SEA $17,102,149

7. Johan Santana, NYM $16,984,216

8. Todd Helton, COL $16,600,000

9. Torii Hunter, ANA $16,500,000

10t. Bobby Abreu, NYY $16,000,000
10t. Carlos Delgado, NYM $16,000,000
10t. Andy Pettitte, NYY $16,000,000
10t. Carlos Zambrano, CHC $16,000,000

Seriously, Pettitte, Delgado. Abreu, Beltran and Giambi are soo over paid, they should face prison for felony theft...

solkanar · 05-07-2008, 04:48 PM

Luckily for Giambi, he signed that contract when he was still juicing.

GOCANES751 · 05-07-2008, 04:49 PM

I hate Giambi

BEER-RUN · 05-07-2008, 04:52 PM

14. Mike Hampton, ATL $15,975,185

15. Magglio Ordonez, DET $15,768,175

16. Rafael Furcal, LA $15,730,196

17. Jim Thome, CHW $15,666,667

18t. Vladimir Guerrero, ANA $15,500,000

18t. Tim Hudson, ATL $15,500,000

18t. Richie Sexson, SEA $15,500,000

21. Aramis Ramirez, CHC $15,250,000

22. Jason Schmidt, LA $15,217,401

23. Randy Johnson, ARI $15,100,546

solkanar · 05-07-2008, 04:56 PM

Bonds would be top 3 if he played this year. I believe his salary was over $20 mil last year.

**qpcs** · 05-07-2008, 04:58 PM

Damn, five Yanks in the top ten.

BEER-RUN · 05-07-2008, 05:01 PM

24. Mariano Rivera, NYY $15,000,000

25. Miguel Tejada, HOU $14,811,415

26. Andruw Jones, LA $14,726,911

*couldn't find a picture of Jones hitting the ball in a Dodger uni, sorry..lol

27t. Lance Berkman, HOU $14,500,000

27t. Barry Zito, SF $14,500,000

29. Pat Burrell, PHI $14,250,000

30t. Mark Buehrle, CHW $14,000,000

30t. J.D. Drew, BOS $14,000,000

30t. John Smoltz, ATL $14,000,000

30t. Alfonso Soriano, CHC $14,000,000

DangGaDa · 05-07-2008, 05:05 PM

You got to love how the 2nd and 3rd highest paid Dodgers are Jones and Schimdt. What the hell?

We need to give Kemp, Either, and Martin big contracts before the Yankees snatch them up.

BEER-RUN · 05-07-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solkanar

Bonds would be top 3 if he played this year. I believe his salary was over $20 mil last year.

Bonds was the 11th highest paid player last year at 15,533,970...

1. Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees $ 27,708,525
2. Jason Giambi New York Yankees $ 23,428,571
3. Derek Jeter New York Yankees $ 21,600,000
4. Manny Ramírez Boston Red Sox $ 17,016,381
5. Todd Helton Colorado Rockies $ 16,600,000
6. Andy Pettitte New York Yankees $ 16,000,000
7. Bartolo Colón Los Angeles Angels $ 16,000,000
8. Jason Schmidt Los Angeles Dodgers $ 15,703,946
9. Jim Thome Chicago White Sox $ 15,666,667
10. Bobby Abreu New York Yankees $ 15,600,000
11. Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants $ 15,533,970
12. Richie Sexson Seattle Mariners $ 15,500,000
13. Mike Hampton Atlanta Braves $ 15,475,185
14. Carlos Delgado New York Mets $ 14,500,000
15. Vladimir Guerrero Los Angeles Angels $ 14,500,000
16. Lance Berkman Houston Astros $ 14,500,000
17. J.D. Drew Boston Red Sox $ 14,400,000
18. Pedro Martínez New York Mets $ 14,002,234
19. Andruw Jones Atlanta Braves $ 14,000,000
20. Miguel Tejada Baltimore Orioles $ 13,811,415

solkanar · 05-07-2008, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BEER-RUN

Bonds was the 11th highest paid player last year at 15,533,970...

My mistake. He did have a lot of other stipulations in his contract though. When he came to Boston last year he had a limo pick him up at the airport and take him to a Suite at the Four Seasons, away from the rest of the team. That's the sort of thing that would piss a lot of his teamates off.