The 27 Highest Paid Baseball Players — Are They Worth It?

The 27 Highest Paid Baseball Players — Are They Worth It?

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

8. Ryan Howard

First Base, Philadelphia Phillies
2016 Salary: $25,000,000
Contract: 5 years, $125 million
Projected 2016 WAR: -0.8
Overpaid/underpaid: Terribly overpaid.

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