It is well known that teams pay millions of dollars to have the best players in their ranks. Let’s take a look at the top 5 highest paid MLB players.
5. Stephen Strasburg
The Washington Nationals pitcher has a contract for 35 million dollars and is placed in the 5th position of this list. He is a great pitcher who has proven his worth by being named the MVP of the 2019 World Series, where they beat the Houston Astros and the pitcher was unhittable.
His fastball is one of the best in the MLB and when he gets into a rhythm he never loses a game. That season when he won the World Series, he had 5 postseason wins, an incredible number. Strasburg is undoubtedly a superstar in the league and deserves every penny of his salary.
4. Carlos Correa
The Puerto Rican makes $35.1 million, and that extra $100,000 puts him in the number 4 position. His debut with the Houston Astros where he won a World Series caught the attention of Minnesota, who invested in a top shortstop. 105 million for three years after being an undisputed star with the Astros. A very high amount, but well worth it for the platinum glove winner in 2021. There may be no better shortstop in the game.
He has proven he is worth what they paid for him and has justified his salary in every game he plays. Correa is one of the best players in the game today, without a doubt.
3. Mike Trout
12 years for $426 million speaks volumes about Mike Trout. The center fielder generates a lot of runs, and defensively he is very good. He has been 9 times All Star and the Angels want him because if they want to win the World Series they need the American. He has more than 1000 runs and is the second player on the team to get that many, at 30 years old he is one of the best players in the history of the franchise and a current superstar of the baseball league.
Trout has won every individual award there is, and if injuries leave him, he is capable of being the leader they need to win the World Series they have wanted for a long time.
2. Gerrit Cole
A Yankees player who is known for always having the highest paid players in the league. Cole came to the Bronx Bombers in 2020 for 324 million for 9 years. A pitcher who can be very dominant because of his fastball. The 4 time all star is seen in New York as one of the tools they need to put the World Series trophy back in their trophy case.
He has not yet been as dominant as he was in Houston, but if he gets loose, he is capable of doing extraordinary things.
1. Max Scherzer
The highest paid is in New York, but not in the Bronx. The Mets own the most expensive contract in the Major Leagues with Max Scherzer who has a 3-year, $130 million contract. An 8-time All Star and 2019 World Series champion, the pitcher is one of the best pitchers in the game today, and the Metropolitan team sees in him the possibility of wins because of his great average and pitching style.
To give us an idea of how good he is in his debut with the Mets, he struck out 10 and only allowed one hit and one run in 7 innings. He is worth every penny of the 103 million he will earn for the three years he signed.
No doubt, this list leaves us with very high level players who are worth their contracts and who help their teams get wins.
Who do you think can earn more to make this list?
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