MLB agent Scott Boras had three clients sign contracts worth a staggering $878 million this week. The eye-popping contracts means the Yankees and Nationals could spend more on their top two players next season than some teams pay for their entire roster.
Cole's contract, which was agreed to during the MLB winter meetings, would make his deal the fourth-largest in MLB history — just behind Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton's 13-year, $325 million contract.
With pitcher Strasburg staying with the Nationals, the team will be spending even more than the Yankees on its top two highest-paid players. Strasburg agreed to a $245 million, 7-year deal, which comes to an average of $35 million per year. Combined with pitcher Max Scherzer's 2020 salary of $35.9 million, the Nationals are spending about $71 million between the two players. That exceeds the 26-man opening day payroll of the Orioles, Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Rays and Pirates will both spend about $65 million for all of its 26 players next year.of their own this week with third baseman Anthony Rendon, agreeing to a 7-year deal worth $245 million.
The specifics of Strasburg and Cole's contracts and annual salaries have not been officially announced or confirmed yet. The Astros and Red Sox will spend $68 million and $62 million, respectively, on their two highest-paid players in 2020, according to the Baseball Prospectus data.
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