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plus, i bet arod will not be the highest paid player even by year 8 of the deal, unless that language is in the contract

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I think its pretty likely he'll make more money than anyone else for the duration of his contract.

Manny is the only player signed to a multi year deal at 20 million + since 2001 right?

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inflation FTW.

there are no $20M+ per year long term contracts. Ichiro got $18M/yr for 5 years. beltran got $18M+/yr for 7 years.

but as of 2007 season there are at least 4 players over $20M. 5 if you count Clemens. there's real possibility that the next few FA classes will boost these numbers. come on, the likes of Santana, Cabrera, Bedard, Mauer and Morneau are about to hit the market in the next 3 years. Not to mention an even bigger class of guys who could touch $10-15M+ salaries like Victor Martinez, Brian Roberts, Magglio Ordonez, Matt Holiday, Roy Halladay, Lance Berkman, Jose Reyes, Alex Rios, Houston Street, Kevin Youkilis.

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The point of my comment is that Salaries on the highest end havn't raised a great deal since A-Rod's deal. Sure there are more guys making 10 million and still grossly overpaid players but the fact that there has been one long term deal for 20 mil plus tells me that if A-Rod gets 28mil a year theres a better chance that he won't get topped than he will.

Out of all the guys you listed Santana is the only one who is def. going to get 20mil + per year for multiple years.

I could see teams going absolutely nuts over Santana, and he would be the guy who could get more money.