The 27 Highest Paid Baseball Players — Are They Worth It?

The 27 Highest Paid Baseball Players — Are They Worth It?

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

17. Justin Upton

Outfielder, Detroit Tigers
2016 Salary: $22,125,000
Contract: 6 years, $132.75 million
Projected 2016 WAR: 3.5
Overpaid/underpaid: Upton’s new deal with the Tigers looks to be in the right ballpark in terms of 2016 value.

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