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Why are baseball players paid so much?

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Unlike in the NFL, MLB contracts are guaranteed, so players stand to earn all the money their teams have committed to them even if they are cut from the rosters. read more

The minimum wage in major league baseball is almost $400,000 more than half the players make $1 million or more. New York Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez takes in $25 million — some 500 times what a teacher or a cop or a paramedic makes. read more

Actually some baseball players are paid so much. Many baseball players in A and AA leagues and even AAA league are not paid much. The salaries difference is huge between the A league player and the top MLB players. read more

Perhaps no tidbit illustrates how awash Major League Baseball teams are with cash than this: David Price, who signed a seven-year, $217 million contract with the Red Sox last week, will make more money throughout the duration of his deal than every NFL player in history besides Peyton Manning. read more

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