So presumably it's not A-Rod. And he's already made $100M from his Rangers/Yankees contract alone ($10M signing bonus, $109M is salary, minus $19M deferred salary). So someone's made more than $100M?
In Boston, Manny's "only" made $84M.
How about Kevin Brown? Just finished up his $105M contract, plus whatever he was getting from the Padres before that.
Like I said, I may have missed a player or two, but many many of the names I checked and thought of weren't even close - guus like Belle, Thomas, McGwire, Raffy (close at about 90, I think).
Ugh, I can't believe I missed some of those. Bernie, Clemens, Piazza, Maddux, and Glavine were easy. I thought about both Bags and Sosa and decided there was no way. Wow.
I'm also amazed Shawn green is at $80M. Turns out his 1st 5 years in the bigs earned him "only" $1M.
And its amazing that some of the players that you think about as big $$$, are nowhere close - like McGwire, Nomar, Frank Thomas, even Giambi (although he will get his).
Not that there is much a guy has to worry about when he makes "only" 60 million in his career versus $100 million plus. Well, unless your name is Cecil Fielder ($46 Million and broke).
Overall career or single season? Either way, I can't stand the player.
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ReplyDeleteSo presumably it's not A-Rod. And he's already made $100M from his Rangers/Yankees contract alone ($10M signing bonus, $109M is salary, minus $19M deferred salary). So someone's made more than $100M?
ReplyDeleteIn Boston, Manny's "only" made $84M.
How about Kevin Brown? Just finished up his $105M contract, plus whatever he was getting from the Padres before that.
Well, A-Rod will be the eventual leader, but right now he is about third (either tied or maybe 4th at worst).
ReplyDeleteManny is on the exclusive $100MM plus list, but nearer the bottom. Brown is second.
An interesting note - if you throw in Jeter who is at $97MM, there are 18 players at that number or above. Seven of them played for the 2005 Yankees.
Wow. I was sure it was Brown.
ReplyDeleteSeven on the 2005 Yankees? Damn. Jeter, ARod, Mussina, Brown, Giambi, Sheffield...Unit?
Others in the 18: Manny, Pedro, Bonds, Griffey, Green, Mo Vaughn...Delgado? Schilling?
I gotta get back to work. Is there a list somewhere or did you compile it yourself?
Albert Belle...
ReplyDeleteI could not find a list - I compiled from bbreference, so I may have missed a player or two, but I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteNumber one (for now, by far)
Bonds - 153 (he has made 8 million or more in the last 11 years and $70 MM in just the last 4)
Brown is second at 131, followed by the unit and a-rod, both right around 127 (not sure if the number includes his $1MM bonus for MVP).
You were correct on the 7 Yankees, excpet substitute Bernie for Giambi - Giambi is only at $58MM for now.
The $100 MM players I have are(actually $97):
Bonds - 153
Brown - 131
Unit - 127
Arod - 126
Maddux - 125
Sosa - 123
Clemens - 121
Griffey - 120
Sheff - 119
Piazza - 110
Bagwell - 108
Manny - 108
Pedro - 105
Moose - 103
Glavine - 103
Bernie - 101
Mo Vaughn - 100
Jeter - 97
Like I said, I may have missed a player or two, but many many of the names I checked and thought of weren't even close - guus like Belle, Thomas, McGwire, Raffy (close at about 90, I think).
On note - if the cutoff is $97 I should have included Smoltz.
ReplyDeleteUgh, I can't believe I missed some of those. Bernie, Clemens, Piazza, Maddux, and Glavine were easy. I thought about both Bags and Sosa and decided there was no way. Wow.
ReplyDeleteI'm also amazed Shawn green is at $80M. Turns out his 1st 5 years in the bigs earned him "only" $1M.
Albert Belle is at $97M.
And lo and behold, I did forget Larry Walker at 110MM. And another at the 97MM level is the aforementioned Albert Belle.
ReplyDeleteBut now I stand by my list as 100% complete and accurate.
And its amazing that some of the players that you think about as big $$$, are nowhere close - like McGwire, Nomar, Frank Thomas, even Giambi (although he will get his).
ReplyDeleteNot that there is much a guy has to worry about when he makes "only" 60 million in his career versus $100 million plus. Well, unless your name is Cecil Fielder ($46 Million and broke).
There actually is a list compiled at bbreference. would have made it so much easier.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/leaders_salaries.shtml
I love how in single season slaries ARod has five of the top six (Manny in 04 is at #2). Sickening, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteSmoltz -- 97M!
ReplyDeleteSmoltz - see comment at 3:23
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