Baseball Inflation Adjusted Contracts
A-Rod signed the second highest present-valued contract. Who signed the highest?
Derek Jeter
The all time strikeout leader, 2011 NL MVP
Nolan Ryan Braun
2023 individual Outs Above Average leader
Dansby Swanson
In this player's final AB before retirement, he hit a walk-off single.
Derek Jeter
Legendary switch hitter for the Yankees shares his name with the most famous mouse
Mickey Mantle
This player accumulated the most bWAR AFTER signing his $100,000,000+ contract of all time.
Alex Rodriguez
This rightfielder only reached 1 AS game despite accumulating nearly 45 career bWAR, pitcher for the Tigers, Rays, Rangers, Phillies, Giants, Braves, and Cubs
J.D. Drew Smyly
This Braves CF has 3 of the top 4 OAA seasons when moving to his left.
Ender Inciarte
This player retired after leading the NL in second-half WRC+
Albert Pujols
Carlos Beltran
His 1999 contract was the most efficient contract of all time worth over $100,000,000 today in $ per bWAR
Randy Johnson
A's and Yankees pitcher won 224 games and a Cy Young, outfielder won 2 WS and 4 all-stars mostly for the Astros and Giants
Catfish Hunter Pence
This player leads the Statcast Era, accumulating 123 OAA since it came out in 2016
Francisco Lindor
This player led the majors in OBP in his final season
Barry Bonds
This player slugged over .500 from both sides of the plate en route to exactly 409 career HRs.
Mark Teixeira
This player was paid over $30,000,000 per every -1.0 bWAR that he cost his team over his 5 year deal.
Ryan Howard
Led the AL in pitcher wins in 2021, led the AL in pitcher losses in 2021
Gerrit Cole Irvin
The 2017 Twins were the best team in OAA history, and the 2017 Mets the worst. What was their difference in OAA that season? (Within 25 counts)
67 - (-58) = 125 OAA
This manager retired after winning the WS
Tony LaRussa
This player had 2,636 hits in games his team won
Pete Rose
Catfish Hunter signed the earliest contract that is worth $100,000,000 today. In what year did he sign it?
1975
NL Second Base Silver Slugger in 2014, threw a complete game shutout in 2022 before missing 2023 due to injury
Neil Walker Buehler
This outfielder had the worst season in OAA recorded history
Matt Kemp
This player slashed .304/.390/.499 en route to a Silver Slugger and his team's first postseason appearance in 5 years, then retired
Buster Posey
This player finished with 4 WS championships, 138 triples, 105 home runs, and a .316 career BA from 1919 to 1937
Frankie Frisch