Fansided · Aug 15, 2015
Top 10 Overpaid MLB Players
Jul 17, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (6) hits a broken bat RBI single during the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies won 6-3. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsBaseball has become the premier sport for athletes to rake in the big bucks.The growing trend of mediocre players earning $100 million deals is one of the major factors that separates baseball from the rest. No other sport offers the ability to have so much guaranteed money without doing a thing. Teams throughout the league routinely find themselves handcuffed to overpaid, and overvalued players.