what are the highest paid pitchers in baseball?
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Well in 2006 roger clemens got about 12million, for a few months work, which equated to 22million over a full season.\n\nMike Mussina was paid 17million for the 06 season, Randy Johnson got 16mil, Schilling 13, Pedro 14, Andy Petitte got 17.5 wow.. Roy Oswalt is not a 13mil pitcher, Bartolo Colon 13, \n\nObviously Matsuzaka of Japan will join this list somewhere..\n\nI was just throwing out some names to give you an idea\n\nhttp://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/ is a good list of all the current contracts that are out there by team.
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roger clemens. the rocket. hes the best active pitcher all-time, and current, even though he hasnt pitched a major league game yet this year. by the end of the year he'll prove hes still the best. the best reliever is jonathon papelbon
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1. LaDanian Tomlison-highest paid RB...sooo far\n\n2. Peyton Manning-highest paid QB....sooo far\n\n3. Marvin Harrison-highest paid WR....sooo far
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It is obviously the White Sox.  They already had four pitchers who were throwing shutouts in the playoffs and Series, then they add another top pitcher in the deal with Arizona.  After adding Thome, look for a repeat championship.
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I would have to either go with Andruw Jones or Chip, Chip, Chipper... Both have consistantly performed through out the duration of their career.  So my answer is most definitly John Smoltz.  Hes been a been around forever, and still is a killer pitcher.  He has changed his style to fit the improvement of hitters, and has been one hell of a gunslinger.  No question.
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I included some of the pre-1900 leagues, in addition to the American and National Leagues.\n\n1) Cy Young: 290 NL + 221 AL = 511\n2) Nolan Ryan: 135 NL + 189 NL = 324\n3) Gaylord Perry: 139 AL + 175 NL = 314\n4) Bobby Mathews: 131 NA (National Association) + 106 AA (American Association) + 60 NL = 297\n5) Fergie Jenkins: 169 NL + 115 AL = 285\n6) Gus Weyhing: 115 AA + 119 NL + 30 PL (Players League) = 264\n7) Randy Johnson: 147 AL + 116 NL = 263\n8) Denny Martinez: 141 AL + 104 NL = 245\n9) Jim Bunning: 118 AL + 106 NL = 224\n10) Kevin Brown: 102 AL + 109 NL = 211\n11) Al Orth: 100 NL + 104 AL = 204
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Well if I am going with an all-time team I would go with 4 starters and a closer.\nSP-Pedro Martines- For all who dont know he has the best adjusted ERA+ of any pitcher ever, and his peak were some of the best seasons any pitcher has ever recorded\n\nSP-Walter Johnson- Ninth on the all-time strikeout list and owner of a 2.17 career ERA. \n\nSP-Randy Johnson-Very few lefties have dominated as much as Johnson has. Him and Walter would also lead to a bunch of funny Johnson and Johnson references\n\nSP-Roger Clemens-Obviously I concentrated on very high strikeout pitchers who could dominate a game and that is what Clemens did\n\nCL-Mariano Rivera-Best closer ever\n\nIf I could have all these guys in there prime pitching in a four man rotation, like they used to back in the day, I could easily win 120 games.
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Does Nolan Ryan count? Talk about the greatest arm when it comes to pitchers in the MLB history.
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Well let me see if i can narrow it down.For catching it is hands down Jason Varitek,by far the best catcher and captain of ALL time,for pitching I have ALOT,but i think I will give the title to Jonathan Papelbon.He is not only the best closer(besides Foulky and Timlin),but he is the best rookie:)for infield i am really starting to like Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis[poor Youk,he keeps getting hit:(],for outfield i guess i will have to say....Manny Ramirez.don't get me wrong i absolutely LOOOOVE all of the players,but there is just something about Manny:)and last but definitely not least for DH i am going to say Big Papi(and not because he is the only one,but because he is the BEST!!!!!!!!:)
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Pitchers  B/T  Ht  Wt  DOB   \n  38 Jeremy Bonderman R/R 6-2 220 10/28/82 \n  49 Jason Grilli R/R 6-5 225 11/11/76 \n  46 Mike Maroth L/L 6-0 190 08/17/77 \n  29 Nate Robertson R/L 6-2 225 09/03/77 \n  56 Fernando Rodney R/R 5-11 220 03/18/77 \n  37 Kenny Rogers L/L 6-1 190 11/10/64 \n  44 Bobby Seay L/L 6-2 235 06/20/78 \n  48 Chris Spurling R/R 6-5 240 06/28/77 \n  53 Jordan Tata R/R 6-6 220 09/20/81 \n  35 Justin Verlander R/R 6-5 200 02/20/83 \n  32 Jamie Walker L/L 6-2 185 07/01/71 \n  54 Joel Zumaya R/R 6-3 210 11/09/84 \n  Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB  \n  7 Ivan Rodriguez R/R 5-9 195 11/30/71 \n  13 Vance Wilson R/R 5-11 215 03/17/73 \n  Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB  \n  9 Carlos Guillen S/R 6-1 215 09/30/75 \n  20 Omar Infante R/R 6-0 180 12/26/81 \n  15 Brandon Inge R/R 5-11 190 05/19/77 \n  14 Placido Polanco R/R 5-10 195 10/10/75 \n  39 Ramon Santiago S/R 5-11 175 08/31/79 \n  26 Chris Shelton R/R 6-0 215 06/26/80 \n  Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB  \n  28 Curtis Granderson L/R 6-1 185 03/16/81 \n  27 Craig Monroe R/R 6-1 205 02/27/77 \n  30 Magglio Ordonez R/R 6-0 215 01/28/74 \n  33 Marcus Thames R/R 6-2 220 03/06/77 \n  Designated Hitters B/T Ht Wt DOB  \n  25 Dmitri Young S/R 6-2 220 10/11/73
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Do you mean as a pitcher or as a hitter.\n\nFor hitters, the top 10 are:\n1. Reggie Jackson 2597\n2. Sammy Sosa 2194\n3. Andres Galarraga 2003\n4. Jose Canseco 1942\n5. Willie Stargell 1936 \n6. Mike Sch-midt 1883 (for some reason Yahoo considers his last name a bad word if you don't add the hyphen)\n7. Fred McGriff 1882\n8. Tony Perez 1867\n9. Dave Kingman 1816\n10. Jim Thome 1762\nCurrently, both Sammy Sosa and Jim Thome are still active players.\n\nFor pitchers, the top 10 are:\n1. Nolan Ryan 5714 \n2. Roger Clemens 4502 \n3. Randy Johnson 4372 \n4. Steve Carlton 4136 \n5. Bert Blyleven 3701 \n6. Tom Seaver 3640 \n7. Don Sutton 3574 \n8. Gaylord Perry 3534 \n9. Walter Johnson 3509 \n10. Phil Niekro  3342\nCurrently, both Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson are still active players.
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walter johnson was the best of them, he pitched great even for some poor teams.\nafter that i would go with christy mathewson, followed by cy young. \ni dont know much about spahn, i guess i would rank him behind the other three.\n\n-also do u know of any good relieving pitchers-\nmariano rivera is the greatest relief pitcher in the history of baseball.
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around $500,000/year, they are usually someone who knows the game inside and out, or maybe has pitching background, they are used as a coach, to find whats wrong with pitchers when they are warming up! They are very important people!
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I'm not quite sure of the question, but, In JV softball I got a high of 6 strikeouts pitching for half the game.  That was the best thing I can remember from way back then.
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Pete Rose is about 10 cents. Curt Schilling is about 3 to 10, depending on manufacturer.
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C - Mike Piazza - Me may not be a defensive star, but his bat can't be ignored\n\n1B - Lou Gehrig - Albert Pujols may hold down this spot one day, but he's going to have to keep it up for another 5-10 years before he does. Gehrig is a career .340 hitter with nearly 500 homers. Only Jimmy Foxx comes close. \n\n2B - Rogers Hornsby - His 1922 season when he had 250 hits and  42 homers while batting .401 is the best season ever by a second baseman. He batted .358 for his career\n\n3B - Alex Rodriguez - Mike Schmidt actually deserves the nod here, but the edge is slight. It's only a matter of time (a year or two) before A-Rod cements his place as the game's best ever third baseman. \n\nSS - Cal Ripken - The answer here probably should be Honus Wagner...but because of his ability to play every day, power, and the fact that I've actually seen him, Cal Ripken is my pick. \n\nOF - Babe Ruth - No contest. He's the best player to ever play the game, nevermind the best outfielder. \n\nOF - Ted Williams - "There goes the greatest hitter that ever lived"\n\nOF - Willie Mays - The guy could do it all...run, hit, hit for power, field...The games most well rounded player\n\nDH - Barry Bonds - Love him, hate him, steroirds or not....whatever. Quit bitching about what he may or migiht have done and watch the damn game. Then you'll see that this guy is one of the greatest of all time. He's not a DH, but I figured with his knees he could use a rest. \n\nRHP - Roger Clemens - You could say Walter Johnson...you could say Cy Young. You could even be a complete fool and go with Nolan Ryan. But in an age dominated by hitters, Clemens has dominated everyone. \n\nLHP - Randy Johnson - He was a good pitcher up until he turned 30. Then he became a great pitcher. Everything clicked for him and he dominated the game.\n\ncloser - Mariano Rivera - The closer has become the most overrated player in the game today. Gone are the days where they actually did their team good by going 2 or 3 innings, holding a lead, and dominated a team. But in this age of closers who don't do all that much, Rivera has actually managed to make a difference. He's not the typical closer who pitches an inning a game and manages to rack up 35 saves with 50 innings for the entire year. The guy shortens games. If the Yankees are leading after 8, they win the game.
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Wakefield - Pitcher\nNixon - RF