I wonder what Shohei’s biggest single endorsement is. Does the Japanese government spot him 30 million a year?
fuccguppy
If you had told me in 2019 that Cody Bellinger would be the second highest paid player (including signing bonus) in MLB in 2026 I would’ve thought he was a monster the whole time and never had that fall off
Quick_Tomatillo_4608
Good for Shohei, he deserves every penny. He’s legit saving the game lol
benedictclive_x
Now imagine if the Japanese yen wasn’t at historic lows.
Shoheis bar would be even bigger
Schwettes
Almost half of this list is former/future Mets. Fun!
tyler-86
Ohtani only recognized $2m this year in salary, but he earned $46m, which would put his dark green bar around the level of Soto here.
GraboidXenomorph
Vlad Jr’s contract looking better and better each year
JimDemintRecession
Ohtani has Bobby Bonilla payouts though. I would consider that as part of his annual salary.
Go_crazy21
Damn, can someone put Zack Wheeler in a local car dealership commercial or something?
manbeqrpig
And team wise this list goes LAD, NYY, LAD, NYM, NYY, NYM, PHI, LAA, NYY, TEX, TOR, PHI, DET, TEX, and BAL. Honestly not as bad as I thought
CalebosO4
I don’t know why these endorsements think this Ohtani guy is that good. He’s only being pad $2 million a year in salary!
DepartmentOdd1519
Poor Degrom with zero endorsements.
hollyw00d8604
seager gets hurt a lot, but man his deal is pretty good considering how great his production is when he is on the field
Lardrewstar
A bit surprised Vladdy didnt crack it.
Envelope_Torture
His deferred salary would be #2 by itself lmao
Traditional_Half842
Even though Ohtani has deferrals and isn’t getting paid that $46M annual until the contract is over, he realistically could borrow against those future earnings with generous interest rates very very easily.
Stangstag
This is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. erasure
KOBE_GYN
I hope someone above me has said this but in case they haven’t, Shohei shouldn’t count. 68 mil deferred each year is some bull shit
FrogyyB
What in the Cody bellinger!
Other-Jury-1275
Crazy that Pete Alonso makes more than Lindor
withomps44
Kinda feel dirty as a Royals fan.
Call555JackChop
Cheap ass Dodgers could barely afford to give him a livable wage
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I wonder what Shohei’s biggest single endorsement is. Does the Japanese government spot him 30 million a year?
If you had told me in 2019 that Cody Bellinger would be the second highest paid player (including signing bonus) in MLB in 2026 I would’ve thought he was a monster the whole time and never had that fall off
Good for Shohei, he deserves every penny. He’s legit saving the game lol
Now imagine if the Japanese yen wasn’t at historic lows.
Shoheis bar would be even bigger
Almost half of this list is former/future Mets. Fun!
Ohtani only recognized $2m this year in salary, but he earned $46m, which would put his dark green bar around the level of Soto here.
Vlad Jr’s contract looking better and better each year
Ohtani has Bobby Bonilla payouts though. I would consider that as part of his annual salary.
Damn, can someone put Zack Wheeler in a local car dealership commercial or something?
And team wise this list goes LAD, NYY, LAD, NYM, NYY, NYM, PHI, LAA, NYY, TEX, TOR, PHI, DET, TEX, and BAL. Honestly not as bad as I thought
I don’t know why these endorsements think this Ohtani guy is that good. He’s only being pad $2 million a year in salary!
Poor Degrom with zero endorsements.
seager gets hurt a lot, but man his deal is pretty good considering how great his production is when he is on the field
A bit surprised Vladdy didnt crack it.
His deferred salary would be #2 by itself lmao
Even though Ohtani has deferrals and isn’t getting paid that $46M annual until the contract is over, he realistically could borrow against those future earnings with generous interest rates very very easily.
This is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. erasure
I hope someone above me has said this but in case they haven’t, Shohei shouldn’t count. 68 mil deferred each year is some bull shit
What in the Cody bellinger!
Crazy that Pete Alonso makes more than Lindor
Kinda feel dirty as a Royals fan.
Cheap ass Dodgers could barely afford to give him a livable wage