Baseball player contracts
Signing bonuses are typically prorated across the contract, but in some cases may have been paid at the time of signing. For information like contract history, contract incentives, and more, we heartily recommend Cot's Contracts Unsigned players salaries are estimated based on the last three years of salary data: The highest-paid player in Major League Baseball (MLB) from the 2018 Major League Baseball season is Los Angeles Angels' Center Fielder Mike Trout with an annual salary of $35.54 million on a 12-year contract for $426,500,000. MLB does not have a hard salary cap, instead employing a luxury tax which applies to teams whose total payroll exceeds certain set thresholds for a given season. A few notes on the contract Players are paid on a semi-monthly basis once the regular season starts. So no paychecks during spring training. Uniform Major League Baseball Contract.