1) Bryce Harper, Phillies: 13 years, $330 million (2019-31) Top 10 free agent contracts by average annual value Didi Gregorius (SS – PHI) Gregorius missed half of the 2019 season when he recovered from Tommy John surgery, and the Yankees only have a plethora of options in the infield, so they had no reason to re-sign him. It moves from Yankee Stadium to Citizens Bank Park, and while it`s a downgrade, it`s still a big park. If he can implement the strength he showed with the Yankees despite his low scoring rate, he could get a three-year contract through 2021. It used this data to compare a player`s performance in one year with the same player`s performance in another year. O`Neill found a major caveat in his study: the more likely a player is to retire after the season, the less impact the contract year`s status has had on his adjusted OPS. The starting players are older and at the wrong end of their development curve. In short, the phenomenon of the contract year is real. This affects both hitters and pitchers and implies that players will be moderately better than expected in the final year of their contract. However, it is important to remember that the closer a player is to retirement, the less impact the status of the contract has on performance. Older players, players with more experience (and therefore more lifetime income) or players whose production is in a downward trend are more likely to retire than their younger, less experienced and more powerful teammates. A-Rod only played the first three seasons of that contract in Texas before being traded to the Yankees, but in turn, he lived up to the deal. Rodriguez averaged 52 home runs and 132 strikeouts with the Rangers — and led the American League over the three years — with an OPS of 1,011 from 2001 to 2003.

He won the AL MVP award in `03, Rodriguez kept up the pace after being traded to New York, and won two more MVP awards in `05 and `07 (although his postseason fights sometimes caused a lot of consternation among Yankees fans). More than 5 years of service in Major League: 1. Francisco Lindor, 34 100 000 $ (2022-31) 2e Nolan Arenado, 32 500 000 $ (2019-26) 3e Clayton Kershaw, 30 714 286 $ (2014-20) 4e Mookie Betts, 30 416 667 $ (2021-32)*5e Yoenis Cespedes, 27 500 000 $ (2017-20) 6e Mookie Betts, 27 000 000 $ (2020) 7e Josh Donaldson, 23 000 000 $ (2018) 8e Francisco Lindor, 22 300 000 $ (2021) 9. Adrian Gonzalez, 22 000 000 $ (2012-18) * 10. Bryce Harper, $ 21.625.000 (2018) 11. Rick Porcello, 20.625.000 $ (2016-19) * 12. Matt Kemp, $ 20.000.000 (2012-19) . Xander Bogaerts, $ 20.000.000 (2020-25) 14. Derek Jeter, 18.900.000 $ (2001-10) 15. José Berrios, 18.714.286 $ (2022-28) 16. Vernon Wells, $ 18.000.000 (2008-14) .

Charlie Blackmon, $ 18.000.000 (2018-23) 18. Trevor Bauer, 17.500.000 $ (2020) 19. Jake Peavy, 17.333.333 $ (2010-12) 20. Jered Weaver, 17 000 000 $ (2012-2016). . . . Lance McCullers, 17 000 000 $ (2022-26) 22. Khris Davis, 16.750.000 $ (2020-21) * 23. Khris Davis, 16.500.000 $ (2019) 24. Michael Young, 16 000 000 $ (2009-13).

. . Manny Machado, $ 16.000.000 (2018) 26. Todd Helton, 15 722 222 $ (2003-11) 27. Prinz Fielder, $ 15.500.000 (2011) 28. Max Scherzer, 15.250.000 $ (2014) 29. Roy Oswalt, 14.600.000 $ (2007-11) 30. Byron Buxton, 14.285.714 $ (2022-28) 31. Adam Jones, 14.250.000 $ (2013-18) 32.

Lance Berkman, 14.166.667 $ (2005-10) 33. Corey Seager, 13.750.000 Dollars AMÉRICAINs (2021) 34. John Danks, 13 000 000 $ (2012-16). . . Danny Duffy, $ 13.000.000 (2017-21) 36. Marcus Semien, $ 13.000.000 (2020) 37. Pedro Martinez, 12 500 000 $ (1998-2003). . .

. Andruw Jones, 12 500 000 $ (2002-07). Brad Lidge, 12 500 000 $ (2009-11). . . James Paxton, 12.500.000 $ (2020) 41. Michael Conforto, 12.250.000 Dollars AMÉRICAINS (2021) 42. Carlos Delgado, 12 000 000 $ (2000-02). .

. Miguel Montero, $ 12.000.000 (2013-17). . . Marcus Stroman, $ 12.000.000 (2020) 45. Chad Billingsley, 11 666 667 $ (2012-14) 46. Javier Baez, 11.650.000 $ (2021) 47. Wandy Rodriguez, 11.333.333 $ (2011-13) 48. Javier Vazquez, $11.250.000 (2004-07) * – Deal beginnt mit siebter voller Saison Rodriguez` erster Free-Agent-Megadeal – derjenige, den er vor der Saison 2001 bei den Rangers unterschrieben hat – rangiert direkt hinter seinem mit den Yankees. That drove him out of the Mariners at the age of 25, completely breaking the record for the biggest free agent contract at the time, doubling Mike Hampton`s $121 million contract with the Rockies, which had been finalized just days before Rodriguez`s deal.

In fact, he also doubled down on the biggest professional sports contract to date, Kevin Garnett`s $126 million contract with the NBA Timberwolves, signed in 1997. The second of these lists is about to get a new no. Max Scherzer agreed Monday to a three-year, $130 million contract with the Mets, sources told MLB.com Anthony DiComo, who will give him the biggest free agent contract a year at $43.3 million. Hours later, Corey Seager agreed to a 10-year, $325 million contract with the Rangers, a source told mlb.com`s Mark Feinsand. If you consider a year of contract in a draft, that`s perfectly fine, but don`t make it more than a tiebreaker. What you need to keep in mind is that players who usually qualify as contract year players are players who are in or near their peak as baseball players, so they work at or near the peak of their potential. Tommy La Stella (3B/2B – LAA) Like Schoop, La Stella had a season out of nowhere last year, as Schoop did in 2017. If last year had been a year of contract for La Stella, he would have redeemed himself for this year. Now he`s in the position where he`s in a crowded formation and has to repeat the numbers in 450 or less at bat. 4) Manny Machado, Padres: 10 years, $300 million (2019-28) If you just look at the average money per year, neither Tatis nor Betts rank in the top 10, while Trout sits in second place — and first place among position players.

Harper, meanwhile, is just outside the top 10 in this category, despite the fact that he landed the third-largest overall deal. Here`s a look at the best current contracts in MLB in terms of average salary per season: Jurickson Profar (2B – SD) He was really very, very good with the Rangers in 2018. He was really, really bad with the A`s in 2019. I think it ends somewhere in between in 2020. He has no competition for second place with the deal that sent Luis Urias away. == References ===== External links ===1 Prospect feels like a first-class candidate to put big numbers into his contract year. To repair the relationship and resume negotiations, A-Rod approached the Yankees through a Goldman Sachs CEO, and the two sides were able to reach a new deal in mid-December. This transaction was the richest free agent contract in MLB history. Rodriguez led the Bronx Bombers to their 27th World Series championship in 2009.

“All the time,” A-Rod said, after signing his new contract, “I knew I wanted to be a Yankee.” Since Cole`s deal set a record for pitchers, the top two free agent deals were ranked No. .