The Highest Paid Baseball Players 2014

ByAmy Lamareon April 3, 2014inArticles›Celebrity News

Call them the $20 million dollar club. The Boys of Summer are bringing home some enormous paychecks these days. Major League Baseball has opened the wallet and is shelling out big bucks for their top players. Of the 27 highest paid baseball players in 2014, 21 of them will make AT LEAST $20 million this season. That’s up $2 million from last year’s figures. Now is the time to kick yourself for abandoning baseball after Little League, as these men make more in one season that you ever will for playing America’s pastime. The teams with the players making bank aren’t much of a surprise. The Yankees lead the way with five players in the top 27 highest paid. The Dodgers come in second with four players, and the Phillies are third with three players. The following 27 Major League Baseball players will be paid the most of anyone in the league this year.

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    1. (four way tie) Brian McCann

  2. Team: New York Yankees

  3. Position: Catcher

  4. Salary: $17 million

  5. Contract: Five years, $84 million, 2014-2018

  6. Tim Lincecum

  7. Team: San Francisco Giants

  8. Position: Pitcher

  9. Salary: $17 million

  10. Contract: Two years, $35 million

  11. Adrian Beltre

  12. Team: Texas Rangers

  13. Position: Third Base

  14. Salary: $17 million

  15. Contract: Five years, $80 million, 2011-2015

  16. Matt Holliday

  17. Team: St. Louis Cardinals

  18. Position: Left Field

  19. Salary: $17 million

  20. Contract: Seven years, $120 million, 2010-2016

    1. Mark Buehrle

  22. Team: Toronto Blue Jays

  23. Position: Pitcher

  24. Salary: $18 million

  25. Contract: Four years, $58 million, 2012-2015

    1. Adam Wainwright

  27. Team: St. Louis Cardinals

  28. Position: Pitcher

  29. Salary: $19.5 million

  30. Contract: Five years, $97 million, 2014-2018

    1. (Four way tie) Jason Verlander

  32. Team: Detroit Tigers

  33. Position: Pitcher

  34. Salary: $20 million

  35. Contract: Seven years, $189 million, 2013-2019

  36. David Wright

  37. Team: New York Mets

  38. Position: Third Base

  39. Salary: $20 million

  40. Contract Eight years, $138 million, 2013-2020

  41. Jayson Werth

  42. Team: Washington Nationals

  43. Position: Right Field

  44. Salary: $20 million

  45. Contract: Seven years, $126 million, 2011-2017

  46. Matt Cain

  47. Team: San Francisco Giants

  48. Position: Pitcher

  49. Salary: $20 million

  50. Contract: Six years, $127.5 million, 2012-2017

    1. Carl Crawford

  52. Team: Los Angeles Dodgers

  53. Position: Left Field

  54. Salary: $20.3 million

  55. Contract: Seven years, $142 million, 2011-2017

    1. (tie) Matt Kemp

  57. Team: Los Angeles Dodgers

  58. Position: Center Field

  59. Salary: $21 million

  60. Contract: Eight years, $160 million, 2012-2019

  61. Adrian Gonzalez

  62. Team: Los Angeles Dodgers

  63. Position: First Base

  64. Salary: $21 million

  65. Contract: Seven years, $154 million, 2012-2018

    1. Jacoby Ellsbury

  67. Team: New York Yankees

  68. Position: Center Field

  69. Salary: $21.1 million

  70. Contract: Seven years, $153 million, 2014-2020

    1. (three way tie) Masahiro Tanaka

  72. Team: New York Yankees

  73. Position: Pitcher

  74. Salary: $22 million

  75. Contract: Seven years, $155 million, 2014-2020

  76. Miguel Cabrera

  77. Team: Detroit Tigers

  78. Position: First Base

  79. Salary: $22 million

  80. Contract: 10 years, $296 million, 2014-2023

  81. Felix Hernandez

  82. Team: Seattle Mariners

  83. Position: Pitcher

  84. Salary: $22 million

  85. Contract: Seven years, $175 million, 2013-2019

    1. (tie) Mark Teixeira

  87. Team: New York Yankees

  88. Position: First Base

  89. Salary: $22.5 million

  90. Contract: Eight years, $180 million, 2009-2016

  91. Cole Hamels

  92. Team: Philadelphia Phillies

  93. Position: Pitcher

  94. Salary: $22.5 million

  95. Contract: Six years, $144 million, 2013-2018

    1. (three way tie) Albert Pujols

  97. Team: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

  98. Position: First Base

  99. Salary: $23 million

  100. Contract: 10 years, $240 million, 2012-2021

  101. Joe Mauer

  102. Team: Minnesota Twins

  103. Position: First Base

  104. Salary: $23 million

  105. Contract: Eight years, $184 million, 2011-2018

  106. CC Sabathia

  107. Team: New York Yankees

  108. Position: Pitcher

  109. Salary: $23 million

  110. Contract: Five years, $122 million, 2012-2016

    1. (three way tie) Robinson Cano

  112. Team: Seattle Mariners

  113. Position: Second Base

  114. Salary: $24 million

  115. Contract: 10 years, $240 million, 2014-2023

  116. Prince Fielder

  117. Team: Texas Rangers

  118. Position: First Base

  119. Salary: $24 million

  120. Contract: Nine years, $214 million, 2012-2020

  121. Zack Greinke

  122. Team: Los Angeles Dodgers

  123. Position: Pitcher

  124. Salary: $24 million

  125. Contract: Six years, $147 million, 2013-2018

  126. 1 (tie) Ryan Howard

  127. Team: Philadelphia Phillies

  128. Position: First Base

  129. Salary: $25 million

  130. Contract: Five years, $125 million, 2012-2016

  131. Cliff Lee

  132. Team: Philadelphia Phillies

  133. Position: Pitcher

  134. Salary: $25 million

  135. Contract: Five years, $120 million, 2011-2015

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