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

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

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

23. Matt Kemp

Outfielder, San Diego Padres
2016 Salary: $21,500,000
Contract: 8 years, $160 million
Projected 2016 WAR: 0.5
Overpaid/underpaid: If the low WAR projection proves right, Kemp will be vastly overpaid.

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