3 of the Highest Payed MLB Players

With Athletes always being in the news I thought I’d share how much they all make, because why not. People are nosy and they want to know how much people make and I plan on telling you. These players could be shocking or it could just be predictable.

At the top of the list you would expect to find a starting pitcher a big name fielder. And you’re right, we have Clayton Kershaw. Now even though he is terrible in the postseason, he is still one of the most desirable pitchers in the world. Yes the world. He will end up making about 30.7 million dollars this year. But now you’re thinking wait, he isn’t worth that much money. Well sorry to burst your bubble but he is. Kershaw has an average WHIP of 1.03 which isn’t bad, but you generally want it to be under 1. But after everything is said and done Clayton Kershaw is almost worth all 30.7 million dollars.

Now the next guy on our list is a guy you probably haven’t heard of in a couple of years. He name is Justin Verlander.  Justin Verlander has been in the news for some very different reasons. The leaked nude photos of him and now ex-girlfriend Kate Upton. This year alone Verlander will make a little over 28 million dollars. After looking at his stats for the past ten years we see he has an average ERA of just over 3.50. That’s not good at all, in fact that’s terrible. But what isn’t better is the fact that his WHIP is 1.20. In my opinion I do not think Justin Verlander is worth the 28 million dollars that the Detroit ball club is paying him.

Ryan Howard. I wouldn’t expect anyone to know his name anymore. Howard isn’t the same ball player he was just 5 year ago. With Howard being 36 years old his career is winding down. From 2006-11 Ryan Howard was at his peak, playing almost every game, batting over or at least close to .300. Now he is just struggling to play half the games. Ryan has a 5 year, 125 million dollar contract. The sad part about all of this is he is nowhere near worth that much and the Phillies still owe him about 60 million dollars. This is just a nightmare for him and everyone else in the Phillies organization. David Montgomery is just an idiot for agreeing to this contract.

Notable Mentions are Cliff Lee, Albert Pujols, and Felix Hernandez

Gaines, Cork. "The 25 Highest-paid Players in Major League Baseball." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc., 15 May 2015. Web. 01 Dec. 2015.