Talk about bang for your buck.
First basemen C.J. Cron arrived at Rockies spring training last year on a minor-league deal, made the team and earned $1 million. He proceeded to lead the Rockies with 28 home runs and 92 RBIs.
He was paid $35,714.29 for each homer.
For comparison’s sake, San Diego third baseman Manny Machado made $30 million last season and also hit 28 homers. That came out to $1,071,428.57 for each Machado homer.
Let’s do one more. Boston’s J.D. Martinez was paid $691,964.29 for each of his 28 homers.
You get the point.