{"id":440649,"date":"2023-11-24T17:56:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=440649"},"modified":"2023-11-24T17:56:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:56:32","slug":"list-of-highest-paid-pitchers-in-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/list-of-highest-paid-pitchers-in-mlb\/","title":{"rendered":"List Of Highest Paid Pitchers In MLB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting pitchers make up five of the seven highest average salaries in <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.com\">Major League Baseball<\/a>, which says something. Specifically, that aces are a precious commodity.<\/p>\n<h2>List Of Highest Paid Pitchers In MLB<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I always say those playoff games in Oakland are the craziest atmospheres I ever pitched in &#8230; I still can get goosebumps&#8230;&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Max Scherzer on how the Oakland A&#39;s situation is awful for everyone involved, especially the amazing fans there. <\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6KoSRqSO9A\">https:\/\/t.co\/6KoSRqSO9A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/otCMe9P596\">pic.twitter.com\/otCMe9P596<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoulTerritoryTV\/status\/1726684770200121842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before Verlander caught up, Scherzer had the record for the largest yearly average deal in baseball history ($43.3 million).<\/p>\n<p>The record for average yearly value set by Gerrit Cole and the crosstown New York Yankees ($36 million) was smashed by Scerhzer&#8217;s agreement.<\/p>\n<p>the same offseason that Ohtani, baseball&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Neither of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinVerlander?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JustinVerlander<\/a> performances in 2011 or 2019 make the Top 10 Cy Young lists. Absolutely Absurd &amp; Asinine <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H6gbMwUxcs\">pic.twitter.com\/H6gbMwUxcs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Astros \u26be\ufe0f Forever (@CrushCityFlex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrushCityFlex\/status\/1725940644919554257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4\/3\/19: NYM @ MIA: Jacob deGrom (1st of season, 2nd of career) off Trevor Richards <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VVX4nBR2Pp\">pic.twitter.com\/VVX4nBR2Pp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetsHRADay\/status\/1725944204335972784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Max Scherzer<\/strong> Texas &#8211; 39 years old, Right-handed &#8211; Earning $43,333,334<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Verlander <\/strong>Houston &#8211; 41 years old, Right-handed &#8211; Earning $43,333,333<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob deGrom<\/strong> Texas &#8211; 36 years old, Right-handed &#8211; Earning $40,000,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephen Strasburg<\/strong>, Washington, Right-handed &#8211; Earning $32,500,286<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shohei Ohtani<\/strong>, L.A. Angels, Right-handed &#8211; Earning $30,000,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob deGrom<\/strong>, Texas, Right-handed &#8211; Earning $30,000,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcus Stroman<\/strong>, Chicago Cubs, Right-handed &#8211; Earning $25,000,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yu Darvish<\/strong>, San Diego, Right-handed &#8211; Earning $25,000,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zack Wheeler<\/strong>, Philadelphia, Left-handed &#8211; Earning $24,500,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patrick Corbin<\/strong>, Washington, Right-handed &#8211; Earning $24,416,667<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some starters&#39; contracts have paid off. Think Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander, and Clayton Kershaw.<\/p>\n<p>But there are also examples of when big paydays don&#39;t work out, like with Chris Sale or (so far) Jacob deGrom.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBowdenGM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimBowdenGM<\/a> has more on a cautionary tale: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1g0mQK2Tdh\">https:\/\/t.co\/1g0mQK2Tdh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dse4esT17i\">pic.twitter.com\/dse4esT17i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticMLB\/status\/1727432011210797559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Why Do NFL Players Wear Black Paint Under Their Eyes?\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/why-do-nfl-players-wear-black-paint-under-their-eyes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why Do NFL Players Wear Black Paint Under Their Eyes?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":276443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[19291,3265,2221],"class_list":["post-440649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-highest-paid-pitcher-mlb","tag-mlb-2023","tag-mlb-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}