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

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

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

21. Adrian Gonzalez

First Base, Los Angeles Dodgers
2016 Salary: $21,857,000
Contract: 7 years, $154 million
Projected 2016 WAR: 2.4
Overpaid/underpaid: If Gonzalez produces another season in line with his last few (WAR of 3.8 to 4), he’s a solid value for the Dodgers.

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