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Vernon Wells.
Anyone beat his 21 million dollar figure as the highest paid player not to actually play baseball?
The Yankees cut him. I know we honored Darryl Kile's contract after his death, but even he wasn't more than 15-18 a year...
Anyone know of anyone ever making 21Million or more for a season without actually needing to play?
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alz wrote:
Anyone beat his 21 million dollar figure as the highest paid player not to actually play baseball?
The Yankees cut him. I know we honored Darryl Kile's contract after his death, but even he wasn't more than 15-18 a year...
Anyone know of anyone ever making 21Million or more for a season without actually needing to play?
I don't think Kile was anywhere close to that. According to Baseball-Reference.com, Kile made a little over $7M the year of his death.
Back to Vernon Wells, the Yankees are only paying $2.4M of that contract. The Angels are paying him $18.6M to stay home. Which again begs the question of how the Angels GM has kept his job.
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"Which again begs the question of how the Angels GM has kept his job."
That was a Tony Reagins deal, with the caveat that Arte Moreno supposedly told Reagins he'd be fired if he didn't get the trade done for Vernon Wells. They gave up Mike Napoli for him. The same Mike Napoli who seems to end up on the team that wins the American League pennant every year.
And I think it was the Blue Jays who signed him to that absurd long-term contract during the one and only week of his career when he looked like the second coming of Willie Mays.
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Re: Vernon Wells.
But getting back to the original question... This has to be a record right?
Anyone made more to be sitting at home?
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But getting back to the original question... This has to be a record right?
Anyone made more to be sitting at home?
I would assume you're correct. At least none come to mind. But someone can pick him up for the league minimum (rest to be paid by Angels/Yankees), can't they?
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What happens then? Does he make his contract + new salary? Or do they pay what they pay, and the Angels/Yankees eat the rest?
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Re: Vernon Wells.
If a team picks up a player that has been released they owe him league min as far as i know.