List Of Highest Paid Pitchers In MLB

Starting pitchers make up five of the seven highest average salaries in Major League Baseball, which says something. Specifically, that aces are a precious commodity.

List Of Highest Paid Pitchers In MLB

Starting pitchers Max Scherzer, 38, and Justin Verlander, 40, will get enormous compensation from the New York Mets; the two previous Cy Young winners will each make $43.3 million this season.

The five-year Detroit Tigers teammates Verlander and Scherzer were reunited with the help of Mets owner and millionaire Steve Cohen. In the offseason, the Mets signed Verlander to a two-year contract worth $86.6 million and Scherzer to a three-year contract worth $130 million.

Before Verlander caught up, Scherzer had the record for the largest yearly average deal in baseball history ($43.3 million).

The record for average yearly value set by Gerrit Cole and the crosstown New York Yankees ($36 million) was smashed by Scerhzer’s agreement.

the same offseason that Ohtani, baseball’s greatest talent, is leaving the team. The other Los Angeles team, the Dodgers, have expressed interest and are able to pay for both Ohtani and Trout.

It would bring the two legendary athletes back to Los Angeles with immense pleasure. The ranking of the Major League pitchers who earn the highest salaries may also be impacted by this choice.

However, Jacob deGrom, who is ranked third on this list, inked a hefty 5-year, $185,000,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, which includes a guaranteed $185,000,000 and an average salary of $37,000,000 year. In 2024, he will receive a base salary of $40,000,000, for a total compensation of $40,000,000.

  • Max Scherzer Texas – 39 years old, Right-handed – Earning $43,333,334
  • Justin Verlander Houston – 41 years old, Right-handed – Earning $43,333,333
  • Jacob deGrom Texas – 36 years old, Right-handed – Earning $40,000,000
  • Stephen Strasburg, Washington, Right-handed – Earning $32,500,286
  • Shohei Ohtani, L.A. Angels, Right-handed – Earning $30,000,000
  • Jacob deGrom, Texas, Right-handed – Earning $30,000,000
  • Marcus Stroman, Chicago Cubs, Right-handed – Earning $25,000,000
  • Yu Darvish, San Diego, Right-handed – Earning $25,000,000
  • Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia, Left-handed – Earning $24,500,000
  • Patrick Corbin, Washington, Right-handed – Earning $24,416,667

 

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