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

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

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

5. Justin Verlander

Pitcher, Detroit Tigers
2016 Salary: $28,000,000
Contract: 6 years, $162 million
Projected 2016 WAR: 2.9
Overpaid/underpaid: Overpaid.

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