Luego del contrato del Venezolano, llego hasta ahora el más grande y es el de Mike Trout de 430 millones, si hablamos de millones por año, quien lleva la batuta es el lanzador derecho y próximo salón de la fama, Max Scherzer, quien firmo con los Mets de New York, por 3 años y 130 millones, lo que le da en promedio 43.3 millones por temporada, ningún otro pelotero gana más que él, hay varios en la lista que ganan 30 millones o más por año, pero nadie se acerca a este lanzador, se espera que en las próximas contrataciones vengan sorpresas millonarias.

Así como hay jugadores que recibieron grandes contratos, hay otros que seguramente se adelantaron y prefirieron asegurar su futuro, hay dos casos y ambos son de Venezolanos, Jose Altuve que firmo un contrato largo por menos de 100 millones con los Astros, pero tanto fue el desempeño de Jose, que el mismo conjunto, reconsidero el asunto y ajustaron las cifras, casi similar ocurre con Roland Acuña Jr., por casi diez años y 124 millones, muchos han dicho que Acuña se apresuró al firmar ese contrato, ya que tanto Soto, Tatis Jr. y Vladímir Guerrero Jr. son de la misma camada, y ya uno de ellos tiene 340 millones asegurados, seguramente acuña estaría por ese rango, pero la realidad es otra.

The big contracts in this era are for more than 300 million, what they call multi-year contracts, where players agree for a certain number of years, a close example is that of Fernando Tatis Jr. who signed for 340 million dollars and 14 years, by the way this player has been news in recent days and his contract has come to the fore, this series of pacts have been happening for some time, I even remember when Miguel was given those 300 million for more than a decade as a member of the Detroit Tigers.

After the contract of the Venezuelan, the biggest contract so far is Mike Trout's 430 million, if we talk about millions per year, who leads the way is the right-handed pitcher and next hall of famer, Max Scherzer, who signed with the New York Mets, for 3 years and 130 million, which gives him an average of 43. 3 million per season, no other player earns more than him, there are several on the list that earn 30 million or more per year, but no one comes close to this pitcher, it is expected that in the next signings come millionaire surprises. 

Just as there are players who received large contracts, there are others who surely went ahead and preferred to secure their future, there are two cases and both are Venezuelans, Jose Altuve who signed a long contract for less than 100 million with the Astros, but so much was the performance of Jose, that the same set, reconsidered the matter and adjusted the figures, almost similar happens with Roland Acuña Jr, for almost ten years and 124 million, many have said that Acuna rushed to sign that contract, since both Soto, Tatis Jr. and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are of the same generation, and one of them already has 340 million insured, surely Acuna would be in that range, but the reality is different.

A little more than three weeks ago the Dominican-born player, Juan Soto, was in the news for categorically rejecting an offer from his former team, the Washington Nationals, for 450 million dollars and 14 years, just as you read, he said no, the team before losing him, since he will be a free agent next year, made the decision to trade him to the San Diego Padres, 5 players arrived for him which ensures a good future for the Nationals, while the Padres should try to secure Soto's services for many years. Because if not, it wouldn't be worth the sacrifice they made.

But many are saying or asking the question, if Soto is worth over $450 million, how much will Otani cost, Some say that if Soto signs for 500 million, surely the Japanese will do it for a higher figure than the Dominican, many believe that the contribution that Otani gives is superior to that of Juan, and if we take it to the numbers it is certainly so, the Asian can help on the mound and win more than 10 games, and with the bat where he can give more than 40 home runs and drive about 100 runs, are those players that are rarely seen today in baseball.

It can be said then that the Anaheim team will be the owner of two multimillion dollar contracts, since we are more than sure that Otani will be the highest paid player for the next season in the big leagues, if this continues in the not too distant future we will see contracts break the barrier of one billion, that would be contracts for more than 15 years, thus ensuring a player for the rest of his career, but if they pay them is because they have them and know that the player can get much more than what was invested.