Shohei Ohtani has lastly signed, and his deal comes with all of the exclamation factors we anticipated: 10 years, $700 million from the Dodgers, giving him the most important deal in MLB historical past and making him the highest-paid athlete on the planet.
The deal provides Ohtani all the pieces he appeared to need. He is on a aggressive workforce, he stays on the west coast and he clearly appreciated no matter Andrew Friedman and workforce mentioned within the room. However the contract additionally got here with a wild wrinkle: because of a set of unprecedented deferrals, Ohtani will solely earn $2 million a 12 months over the course of the deal, then have the remaining $680 million be paid out from 2034-2043. The 2-way famous person can also be estimated to make round $50 million yearly in endorsements, however the Dodgers are on the hook for lower than a mediocre reliever’s wage.
Relaxation assured, Ohtani will nonetheless be a really, very wealthy man on the finish of all of this. His AAV, which figures in round $46 million for CBT functions, in keeping with The Athletic, nonetheless places him above Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, whose Mets contracts set the final file.
Beneath are the lists of each baseball’s prime 10 best-paid gamers in 2024 in addition to the most important AAVs in MLB historical past. You will notice the lists have some variations. Completely different yearly salaries based mostly on contract buildings make gamers like Anthony Rendon and Patrick Corbin present up greater on the checklist of the top-paid gamers in 2024 based mostly on info offered by Sportrac.
MLB’s highest-paid gamers 2024
| 1. Shohei Ohtani | Dodgers | 10 years, $700 million | $2,000,000 | $46,000,000 |
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T2. Max Scherzer |
Mets/Rangers |
3 years, $130 million |
$43,333,333 |
$43,333,333 |
|
T2. Justin Verlander |
Mets/Astros |
2 years, $86.66 million |
$43,333,333 |
$43,333,333 |
|
T4. Jacob deGrom |
Rangers |
5 years, $185 million |
$40,000,000 |
$37,000,000 |
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T4. Aaron Choose |
Yankees |
9 years, $360 million |
$40,000,000 |
$40,000,000 |
|
6. Anthony Rendon |
Angels |
7 years, $245 million |
$38,571,428 |
$35,000,000 |
|
7. Mike Trout |
Angels |
12 years, $426.5 million |
$37,116,666 |
$35,541,667 |
|
8. Gerrit Cole |
Yankees |
9 years, $324 million |
$36,000,000 |
$36,000,000 |
|
9. Patrick Cobrin |
Nationals |
6 years, $140 million |
$35,416,670 |
$23,333,333 |
|
T10. Stephen Strasburg |
Nationals |
7 years, $245 million |
$35,000,000 |
$35,000,000 |
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T10. Nolan Arenado |
Rockies/Cardinals |
8 years, $260 million |
$35,000,000 |
$32,500,000 |
| T10. Corey Seager | Rangers | 10 years, $325 million | $35,000,000 | $32,500,000 |
Beneath, you may discover the ten greatest contracts by way of common annual worth in baseball historical past, together with every participant’s signing workforce (not their present workforce), and the phrases of their deal.
Greatest contracts in MLB historical past based mostly on AAV
1. Shohei Ohtani, DH/RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers: ~$46,000,000 (2024-33)
T2. Max Scherzer, RHP, New York Mets: $43,333,333 (2022-24)
T2. Justin Verlander, RHP, New York Mets: $43,333,333 (2023-24)
4. Aaron Choose, OF, New York Yankees: $40,000,000 (2023-31)
5. Jacob deGrom, RHP, Texas Rangers: $37,000,000 (2023-27)
6. Gerrit Cole, RHP, New York Yankees: $36,000,000 (2020-28)
7. Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels: $35,541,667 (2019-30)
8. Carlos Correa, SS, Minnesota Twins: $35,100,000 (2022-24)
T9. Stephen Strasburg, RHP, Washington Nationals: $35,000,000 (2020-26)
T9. Anthony Rendon, 3B, Los Angeles Angels: $35,000,000 (2020-26)
