Since the subject was raised, here is a list of the hightest paid players
since 1989:

Nov. 22, 1989 Kirby Puckett Twins $3,000,000
Nov. 28, 1989 Rickey Henderson Athletics $3,000,000
Dec. 1, 1989 Mark Langston Angels $3,250,000
Dec. 11, 1989 Mark Davis Royals $3,250,000
Jan. 17, 1990 Dave Stewart Athletics $3,550,000
Jan. 22, 1990 Will Clark Giants $3,750,000
April 9, 1990 Don Mattingly Yankees $3,860,000
June 27, 1990 Jose Canseco Athletics $4,700,000
Feb. 8, 1991 Roger Clemens Red Sox $5,380,250
Dec. 2, 1991 Bobby Bonilla Mets $5,800,000
March 2, 1992 Ryne Sandberg Cubs $7,100,000
Dec. 8, 1992 Barry Bonds Giants $7,291,666
Jan. 31, 1996 Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners $8,500,000
Nov. 19, 1996 Albert Belle White Sox $11,000,000
Feb. 20, 1997 Barry Bonds Giants $11,450,000
Aug. 10, 1997 Greg Maddux Braves $11,500,000
Dec. 12, 1997 Pedro Martinez Red Sox $12,500,000
Oct. 26, 1998 Mike Piazza Mets $13,000,000
Nov. 15, 1998 Mo Vaughn Angels $13,333,333
Dec. 12, 1998 Kevin Brown Dodgers $15,000,000


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-----Original Message-----
From: Brandon Gay [mailto:brando@...]
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 7:07 PM
To: chopchat@onelist.com
Subject: RE: [ChopChat] Assenmacher


From: "Brandon Gay" <brando@...>


hehe, true. Being the highest paid player in baseball means nothing
anymore. It just means you were the last guy to sign a piece of paper.
Actually, it never really did mean that much. Heck, Ozzie Smith was the
highest paid player in the game for awhile...

As for Jeter, he signed a 1-year, $10 million extention. You can look at
2 ways: 1) The Boss is getting a year bargain. 2) Jeter's price will
probably have gone up by next season. The deal they talked about was 7
years, $118.5 million. You can argue the point of wheter or not any player
is worth that kind of money, but relative to what players of similar or
lesser talent will sign for in 2001, that may be "cheap."

It's funny, cuz the Yanks started a policy of signing their young players
to contracts because they had been burned by arbitration. What Jeter
wanted/would have gotten in arbitration? About $9.5 million.

Good plan George:)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Pablo H. Macouzet, Jr. [mailto:Pablo@...]
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 4:56 PM
To: chopchat@onelist.com
Subject: RE: [ChopChat] Assenmacher


From: "Pablo H. Macouzet, Jr." <Pablo@...>


Inflation? I don't know the figures, but at one point he was supposed
to get a long-term contract that would turn him into the highest paid
player....then again, seems like every free agent nowadays is becoming the
highest paid player.
Pablo H Macouzet, Jr. · Email: Pablo@...
ISyE Undergraduate · Web:
http://pablo.resnet.gatech.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology · Phone: 404.206.0494
Atlanta, GA · Voicemail/Fax: 404.592.6006


-----Original Message-----
From: sentto-108220-4720-Pablo=Yellow-Jackets.com@returns.onelist.com
[mailto:sentto-108220-4720-Pablo=Yellow-Jackets.com@returns.onelist.com]On
Behalf Of DAVEinTN@...
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 5:36 PM
To: chopchat@onelist.com
Subject: Re: [ChopChat] Assenmacher


From: DAVEinTN@...

Hello, I was reading where the Yank's gave Jeter 10 MILLION for a
year, is it
just me or are they out of their collective minds??......Dave

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