Largest Baseball Pitchers Contract Packages
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball contracts for pitchers worth $200 million or more. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources and include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses. There is no distinction for deferred money:
Player, Club | Years | Total | |
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, LAD | 2024-35 | $325 | million |
Gerrit Cole, NYY | 2020-28 | $324 | million |
Stephen Strasburg, Was | 2020-26 | $245 | million |
David Price, Bos-LAD | 2016-22 | $217 | million |
Clayton Kershaw, LAD | 2014-20 | $215 | million |
Max Scherzer, Was-LAD | 2015-21 | $210 | million |
Zack Greinke, Ari-Hou | 2016-21 | $206.5 | million |
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