2019's highest-paid baseball player may surprise you

1. Stephen Strasburg $38.3 million

Strasburg is entering the third year of a 7-year extension he signed during the 2016 season. His '19 salary is the second-largest single-season sum within the contract, as he’s slated to make $45 million in the final year of the deal in '23 though he also has opt-outs after '19 and '20. Strasburg was limited to 130 innings in '18 with right shoulder injuries, but is a Cy Young Award-caliber pitcher when healthy.

Strasburg made his major-league debut on June 8, 2010, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 스포츠토토픽

A Sports Illustrated columnist termed it "the most hyped pitching debut the game has ever seen." An ESPN article revealed the colloquial name for Strasburg's celebrated debut as "Strasmas". Full contract: 7 years, $175 million (2017-23)

2) Max Scherzer $37.4 million

Scherzer is entering the fifth year of a 7-year contract he signed with the Nationals entering the 2015 season. He’s due to make at least $30 million in each of the final three seasons of the deal, beginning with '19. Scherzer has been an All-Star in each of his first four seasons with the Nats, and has already won two National League Cy Young Awards with the club, bringing his career total to three. In '18, he struck out 300 batters for the first time in his career.

Nicknamed “Mad Max”, he made his MLB debut in 2008. During his major league debut, Scherzer established the record for most consecutive hitters retired in a relief appearance as a major league debut with 13. Full contract: 7 years, $210 million (2015-21)

3) Zack Greinke $34.5 million

This will be the fourth year of a 6-year contract Greinke signed as a free agent with the D-backs after opting out of his Dodgers contract following 2015. After posting the second-worst ERA of his career (4.37) in '16 in his first season with Arizona, he returned to All-Star form in the two seasons since. Greinke has won a Gold Glove Award in each of his three seasons with the D-backs.

Greinke recorded his first career win, when he pitched seven scoreless innings against the Montreal Expos.

Greinke agreed to a 6-year free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers worth $147 million, on December 8, 2012. The deal, which was finalized on December 10, was the largest ever for a right-handed pitcher at the time it was signed. 2015, Greinke signed a 6-year, $206.5 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Full contract: 6 years, $206.5 million (2016-21)

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