| Clayton Kershaw, LAD ('14-20) | $30,714,286 |
| x-Roger Clemens, NYY ('07) | $28,000,022 |
| Alex Rodriguez, NYY ('08-17) | $27,500,000 |
| Justin Verlander, Det ('13-19) | $25,714,286 |
Positives I can say is that Kershaw has been the best pitcher in the league the past three years. I will be using stats from http://www.baseball-reference.com... He's has 6.0+ WAR the past three seasons (6.5,6.2,7.8 respectively) and has led the National League in ERA the last three seasons only been twice before (Greg Maddux and Sandy Koufax). I guess win total (13,21,14,16) is not a factor when it comes to judging a pitcher when you have the ERA and pitchers at least pitching in 200 plus innings the past four years. He is 26 years old and his contract will expire at 31 if he decides to opt out and 33 if he doesn't. He has the potential and previous stats to do well. The best pitcher in the league will always end up getting the highest contract and I can't argue why he was given the money. I'm just concerned about the years and that he doesn't turn in to a Lincecum.
Now to Trout by far my favorite player in the league. I grew up player outfielder and in the 90s I was a fan of Bernie Williams, Griffey, Edmonds, Andrew Jones. So in a way I'll be subjective and objective. I'm objective because the way he plays reminds me of Griffey, Hunter and all the amazing outfielders during that era. His defense is amazing, has hit a plus .300 average, 25+ Homeruns, lead the league in SB two seasons ago. He has all five tools ( has a good arm, runs for speed, hits for average, hits for decent power and everyone knows he can field. I love looking up numbers and he posted a WAR of 10.9 and 9.2 the last two years. He is an everyday player and will definitely get his money, he probably won't get A Rod money unless he improves the numbers he posted in the next two year.. He is 21 so I won't be surprised if he gets a long term contract but not with $30 million. Only time will tell and LA has the money to do so. Baseball has slowly shifted to the West Coast, maybe I should move back/ These two players will keep me interested in baseball for the next decade or so.
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