Johan Santana: By The Numbers
It just came across the news that MLB starting pitcher, Johan Santana, whose trade from the Minnesota Twins to the New York Mets was contingent on a renegotiation of his current contract just signed a brand new 7 year - $150 million contract. A contract which surpasses the contract Barry Zito signed (7 Years - $126 million) with the San Francisco Giants, last year, by a measly $24 million. Beyond the outrageous dollar amount as a whole. The breakdown per season comes to roughly $21,428,571 per season.
The numbers below or calculated based solely on last seasons statistics.
- 3345 pitches thrown = $6,406.15 per pitch thrown
- 33 starts - $649,350.64 per start
- 219 innings pitched = $97,847.36 per inning pitched
Before it gets brought up … I know 2007 wasn’t his best season as he has won 2 Cy Young awards previously (2004 & 2006) Regardless, at $21+ million per season, tacking on a few more to the stats wouldn’t skew the numbers too far from what is shown above.
Let us also not forget that if Johan Santana goes into spring training and his arm falls off after 4 pitches, he still gets $150 million dollars, as MLB contracts are guaranteed money.
