Boomskie on Baseball. Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado listens to owner Dick Monfort talk as manager Bud Black and general manager, Jeff Bridich look on during a news conference Wednesday at Scottsdale, Arizona. The Rockies All-Star third baseman agreed to a $260 million, eight-year contract. Trout has the highest money value of any contract with his 12-year, deal. He is followed by Bryce Harper and Giancarlo Stanton in terms of total money, but both players have average annual values Until the reported deal, Strasburg's contract was the largest signed by a pitcher with an AAV of $35 million, according to Spotrac. Cole's AAV passes Strasburg, and Astros right-hander Zack The All-Star infielder landed the biggest free-agent contract in the history of Major League Baseball after he agreed to a 10-year, $300 million deal with the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Giancarlo Stanton still holds the record for largest contract when he signed a $325 million
8 Dec 2015 mammoth six-year, $206.5m contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, representing the highest average annual value (AAV) in MLB history. 28 Feb 2019 The 26-year-old star outfielder and the Phillies agreed Thursday to a $330 million , 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history. MLB Salary Rankings Listing the top salaries , cap hits , cash , earnings , contracts , and bonuses , for all active MLB players. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Trout not only surpasses the highest paid player in MLB history, he also surpasses highest annual value. Before his contract, Arizona pitcher Zack Greinke was making the most at $34.4 million, but now Trout will be making an annual average of $36 million. Five months after Canelo Alvarez signed the richest contract in professional sports history with DAZN, MLB phenom Mike Trout bumped Alvarez down to second place with a reported $430 million MLB Salary Rankings Listing the top salaries , cap hits , cash , earnings , contracts , and bonuses , for all active MLB players. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Clayton Kershaw is the highest-paid player in baseball. Patrick Smith/Getty Images Salaries continue to soar in Major League Baseball as 36 players will make at least $20 million in total earnings this season, up from 21 players just three years ago.
The highest-paid player in Major League Baseball (MLB) from the 2018 Major League Baseball season is Los Angeles Angels' Center Fielder Mike Trout with an annual salary of $35.54 million on a 12-year contract for $426,500,000. This is a list of the largest sports contracts. These figures include signing bonuses but exclude options, buyouts, and endorsement deals. This list does not reflect the highest annual salaries or career earnings, only the top 100 largest contracts and thus is largely limited to athletes in team sports and auto racing. Boomskie on Baseball. Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado listens to owner Dick Monfort talk as manager Bud Black and general manager, Jeff Bridich look on during a news conference Wednesday at Scottsdale, Arizona. The Rockies All-Star third baseman agreed to a $260 million, eight-year contract. Trout has the highest money value of any contract with his 12-year, deal. He is followed by Bryce Harper and Giancarlo Stanton in terms of total money, but both players have average annual values Until the reported deal, Strasburg's contract was the largest signed by a pitcher with an AAV of $35 million, according to Spotrac. Cole's AAV passes Strasburg, and Astros right-hander Zack
This list documents the progression of the highest average annual value contracts/contract extensions. Average annual salary, Date signed, Name, Team, Position The most lucrative contracts in baseball history, by total value: 1. The highest- paid players in baseball history, by average annual value: contracts, by service class, by AAV (excluding international and drafted players signing ML contracts):. Listing the top salaries, cap-hits, contracts, bonuses, and more for all active MLB associated, or connected in any way to Major League Baseball, the National 1 Apr 2019 Over the past five weeks, eight baseball players signed contracts worth a combined $1.8 billion. The deals all pay at least $25 million per year 16 Dec 2019 Major League Baseball · News. In this Here are the 10 biggest contracts MLB free agents have ever received. The only AAV higher? 19 Mar 2019 Trout's 12-year deal shattered the record for the richest contract in professional sports history, established by boxer Canelo Alvarez's $365 million 11 Dec 2019 Strasburg's contract represented both the richest ever signed by a Cole's AAV is also the highest in baseball, eclipsing Mike Trout, who