Can you name the MLB players who have signed $100 million dollar contracts?

Money	Player	Contract Starts
275 Million		2008
252 Million		2001
240 Million		2012
214 Million		2012
189 Million		2001
184 Million		2010
180 Million		2009
161 Million		2009
160 Million		2012
160 Million		2001
158 Million		2011
154 Million		2012
152 Million		2008
142 Million		2011
141 Million		2003
137 Million		2008

Money	Player	Contract Starts
136 Million		2007
126 Million		2008
126 Million		2007
126 Million		2011
125 Million		2011
121 Million		2001
120 Million		2002
120 Million		2010
120 Million		2011
119 Million		2005
116 Million		2000
106 Million		2012
105 Million		2012
105 Million		1999
100 Million		2007
100 Million		2004

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MLB $100m Contracts Quiz

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Created by: Ben -
Published: December 27th, 2008
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	mosfunky:	Dec 27th, 2008 at 04:40 GMT	31 points
	basically how many yankees can you name.

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	Eutectic:	Dec 27th, 2008 at 04:54 GMT	12 points
	Just couldn't quite spell the 180 million dollar man...

	shorts:	Dec 27th, 2008 at 05:22 GMT	26 points
	lol @ Giants and Zito

	jaspa:	Dec 27th, 2008 at 05:28 GMT	17 points
	Well, if you look at the top 5, john isn't all that silly.

	sbarrett:	Dec 27th, 2008 at 07:02 GMT	12 points
	Albert is cheap.

	ElDavo:	Dec 27th, 2008 at 07:14 GMT	25 points
	Kevin, don't be a douche. Clearly he was making a joke. Obviously not everybody on this list played for the Yankees... he's just making the observation that for a team that didn't make the playoffs, they sure do overpay their "stars".

	stealthamo:	Dec 27th, 2008 at 13:52 GMT	25 points
	Well, that Hampton deal worked out well there, didn't it?

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mosfunky:

Dec 27th, 2008 at 16:33 GMT

16 points

it was a lame joke. big deal. got a rise out of you.

	Lindsay:	Dec 27th, 2008 at 17:44 GMT	14 points
	Well the top 5 on this list were all signed by the Yankees (or had their contract traded to the Yankees). So joking or not, it's at least true that the high end of the list is "how many Yankees can you name?"

	slw@hwdyk.com:	Dec 27th, 2008 at 23:44 GMT	0 points
	@Scott, you said it.

	getahaircut91:	Dec 28th, 2008 at 00:22 GMT	9 points
	its kinda funny how the first person to have a $100 million-plus contract is not that great. also, kevin you need to get off the yankees, they overpay their players, everyone knows it. the yankees know it, their fans know it.

	Sam:	Dec 28th, 2008 at 09:02 GMT	4 points
	referring to the quiz description there are some things to think about -- yeah it is frustrating to see these people get paid so much because they are doing what you wish you did, and peoples jobs like teachers and cop etc are more important to society -- however think of it this way, on a basis (hypothetically) that people get paid strictly on how hard their job is, or on a basis of how many other people could do their job or how easily they could be replaced by someone else.... these people on the list are the absolute only people in the world that can do what they do. no one could replace them (alex rodriguez was the only person ever to reach 500 HR that fast if im not mistaken), very few could compel you to watch their sport like these men do... while a teacher or policeman could be replace by millions of different people, millions could do their job

	TheImpalerTMX:	Dec 28th, 2008 at 19:42 GMT	3 points
	Sam: A-Rod was the youngest player to hit 500, but he did it in the 3rd shortest time. I don't know who the others are (I beleive McGwire may be one), but it was cited as such in the broadcast.

	Arrgh:	Dec 29th, 2008 at 15:03 GMT	-1 points
	I coundnt spell texaeria but i did know it

	Matt8204:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 18:21 GMT	2 points
	Sad but true, Sam. People just look at these numbers with their heart, not their head. It's all about supply and demand and the amount of revenue these guys generate for their team. People are still willing to fork over the money to watch these guys play and they're making the Steinbrenners of the world rich, so why shouldn't the players be well-compensated? They're the drawing card. If people were willing to pay loads of money to watch me do my job, I'd be a multi-millionaire too.

	Matt8204:	Dec 31st, 2008 at 18:26 GMT	2 points
	One more thing; this is what happens when a group of people are exploited and underpaid for years and years, as was the case with many pro athletes back in the day. Except for the superstars, most of them didn't make enough by playing to support themselves; they had to work in the offseason. It's just like the unions; the working man was screwed for years and years, now they're getting exceptional compensation packages that non-union employees can only dream about.

	buddyklove:	Jan 9th, 2009 at 21:36 GMT	0 points
	im not ashamed

	Loppy:	Jan 11th, 2009 at 20:18 GMT	1 point
	Kevin Brown was the first over 100 million contract in MLB history

	schoopdawoop:	Jan 22nd, 2009 at 19:56 GMT	2 points
	how sick is it that zito is getting 126 million over a 7 year period when he cant even get his era under 5.00

	plateofshrimp:	Jan 26th, 2009 at 01:26 GMT	2 points
	That's what happens when you deal with Scott Boras... in fact.. how many of these players are managed by Scott Boras?

	Kevin:	Feb 5th, 2009 at 15:47 GMT	-3 points
	Re: Boras clients - A-Rod (second deal allegedly negotiated without Boras, but his fingerprints are all over it), Teixeira, Manny (although he wasn't with Boras when he signed that deal), Zito, Beltran. Wells might be, not sure. I know for a fact that Jeter, Sabathia, Santana, Soriano, Giambi, Griffey, and Pujols are not represented by Boras.

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	let_it_go:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 17:15 GMT	1 point
	thought for sure Aramis Ramirez signed for $100 the same year Soriano did. Ditto on the relative bargain for Pujols. Any way to get some leniency on the spelling of Teixeira? That's just not fair :p

	erikw8:	Mar 16th, 2009 at 21:42 GMT	3 points
	Where are the Yankees "Stimulus Package".

	fo_sho_yo:	Apr 20th, 2009 at 05:00 GMT	3 points
	Yeah, I'm pretty sure Pujols has been the best hitter over the last 8 years out of all the offensive players on this list. 7 years, $100 million is a steal given some of the other names on this list. Just to think... 25 years ago people were going nuts when Nolan Ryan signed a 4 year, $4.5 million contract. Imagine what an arm like that would go for nowadays.

	The1DickBastard:	Jun 19th, 2009 at 05:01 GMT	10 points
	Hopefully Pujols never juiced. I'd love to see him revive the games image.

	kevmurph55:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 11:54 GMT	-1 points
	i would never have guessed carlos lee

	Jaws12185:	Jul 16th, 2009 at 16:35 GMT	-1 points
	not sure who was more overpaid: hampton or soriano

	yankeeland:	Jul 29th, 2009 at 15:05 GMT	2 points
	there is alot of yankees on that list

	jorgeb91:	Aug 14th, 2009 at 08:03 GMT	3 points
	surprising that the rockies signed 2 guys on the list

	omnipotent1:	Aug 29th, 2009 at 20:20 GMT	1 point
	These GMs should read all of those authors who throw out the stats that show these guys are overpaid for what they actually contribute to the team. Unfortunately, sometimes you don't have much of a choice since it's hard to rely on finding blue chip prospects.

	G_MoNeY:	Sep 27th, 2009 at 03:08 GMT	0 points
	Baseball players get paid wayyy too much nowadays. no one deserves 252 or 275 million dollars no matter who u are.

	kenechi:	Nov 14th, 2009 at 05:54 GMT	1 point
	MIKE HAMPTON SUCKS!

	EaglesFan:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 19:24 GMT	5 points
	man this Kevin is a major tool

	GoCaRdS:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 01:35 GMT	1 point
	now u must add Matt Holliday

	GoCaRdS:	Jan 7th, 2010 at 05:59 GMT	1 point
	MATT HOLLIDAY 120 MILLION

	mets75570:	Apr 14th, 2010 at 20:38 GMT	2 points
	yankee yankee yankee TWIN yankee yankee IT NEVER ENDSSSSSSSS