Because of the huge inflation of player salaries with the new TV deals, guys like Jacoby Ellsbury are getting bigger contracts than Chipper or Andruw ever got close to.
Just curious, what do you think former players from 15 years ago in their primes would've gotten in this market if they hit free agency?
Prime Greg Maddux - $25 million
Prime Tom Glavine - $18 million
Prime John Smoltz (starter) - $20 million
John Smoltz (closer) - $15 million
Prime Pedro Martinez (Boston) - $27 million
Prime Randy Johnson - $26 million (lefties always seem to get just a little bit less)
Prime Ken Griffey Jr. - $30 million
Prime Sammy Sosa - $32 million
Prime Mark McGwire - $33 million
Barry Bonds V2.0 (early 2000's) - $35 million
Prime Jeff Bagwell - $25 million
Prime Curt Schilling (Philly-AZ) - $16 million
Prime Tony Gwynn - $22 million
Just curious, what do you think former players from 15 years ago in their primes would've gotten in this market if they hit free agency?
Prime Greg Maddux - $25 million
Prime Tom Glavine - $18 million
Prime John Smoltz (starter) - $20 million
John Smoltz (closer) - $15 million
Prime Pedro Martinez (Boston) - $27 million
Prime Randy Johnson - $26 million (lefties always seem to get just a little bit less)
Prime Ken Griffey Jr. - $30 million
Prime Sammy Sosa - $32 million
Prime Mark McGwire - $33 million
Barry Bonds V2.0 (early 2000's) - $35 million
Prime Jeff Bagwell - $25 million
Prime Curt Schilling (Philly-AZ) - $16 million
Prime Tony Gwynn - $22 million