The 2014 salaries for the top 25 Major League Baseball players
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The 2014 salaries for the top 25 Major League Baseball players on active rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by the Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income. For some players, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values
Complete List of 2014 players earning 1 million and over
|
Rank |
Player - Position |
Team |
Salary |
|
1 |
Zack Greinke - Starting Pitcher |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
$26,000,000 |
|
2 |
Cliff Lee - Starting Pitcher |
Philadelphia Phillies |
$25,000,000 |
|
3 |
Ryan Howard - 1st Base |
Philadelphia Phillies |
$25,000,000 |
|
4 |
Prince Fielder - 1st Base |
Texas Rangers |
$24,000,000 |
|
5 |
Robinson Cano - 2nd Base |
Seattle Mariners |
$24,000,000 |
|
6 |
Cole Hamels - Starting Pitcher |
Philadelphia Philies |
$23,500,000 |
|
7 |
Mark Teixeira - 1st Base |
New York Yankees |
$23,125,000 |
|
8 |
C.C. Sabathia - Starting Pitcher |
New York Yankees |
$23,000,000 |
|
9 |
Joe Mauer - 1st Base, DH |
Minnesota Twins |
$23,000,000 |
|
10 |
Albert Pujols - 1st Base, DH |
Los Angeles Angles |
$23,000,000 |
|
11 |
Felix Hernandez - Starting Pitcher |
Seattle Mariners |
$22,857,142 |
|
12 |
Miguel Cabrera - 1st Base |
Detroit Tigers |
$22,000,000 |
| 13 |
Masahiro Tanaka - Starting Pitcher |
New York Yankees |
$22,000,000 |
|
14 |
Adrian Gonzalez - 1st Base |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
$21,857,142 |
|
15 |
Matt Kemp - Center Field, Right Field |
Los Angels Dodgers |
$21,250,000 |
|
16 |
Jacoby Ellsbury - Center Field |
New York Yankees |
$21,142,857 |
|
17 |
Carl Crawford - Left Field |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
$21,107,142 |
|
18 |
Matt Cain - Starting Pitcher |
San Francisco Giants |
$20,833,333 |
|
19 |
Jayson Werth - Right Field |
Washington Nationals |
$20,571,428 |
|
20 |
David Wright - 3rd Base |
New York Mets |
$20,000,000 |
| 21 |
Justin Verlander - Starting Pitcher |
Detroit Tigers |
$20,000,000 |
|
22 |
Adam Wainwright - Starting Pitcher |
St. Louis Cardinals |
$19,500,000 |
|
23 |
Mark Buehrle - Starting Pitcher |
Toronto Blue Jays |
$19,000,000 |
|
24 |
Josh Hamilton - Right Field, Center Field |
Los Angeles Angles |
$17,400,000 |
|
25 |
Josh Beckett - Starting Pitcher |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
$17,000,000 |
| 26 |
Matt Holliday - Left Field |
St. Louis Cardinals |
$17,000,000 |
| 27 |
Adrian Beltre - 3rd Base |
Minnesota Twins |
$17,000,000 |
| 28 |
Tim Lincecum - Starting Pitcher |
San Francisco Giants |
$17,000,000 |
| 29 |
Brian McCann - Catcher |
New York Yankees |
$17,000,000 |