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Robinson Cano, No. 4 on the list, pulled in the highest endorsements with $3.5 million in deals with brands. His salary from the Seattle Mariners is $24 million this year.
Below, I've re-ranked Forbes' list based on endorsements dollars to give our readers some context.
Robinson Cano: $3.5 million
Albert Pujols: $2.5 million
Clayton Kershaw: $1.2 million
CC Sabathia: $1.1 million
Justin Verlander: $500,000
Ryan Howard: $500,000
Jon Lester: $400,000
Prince Fielder: $300,000
Cliff Lee: $200,000
Felix Hernandez: $200,000

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Baseball players just don't break the bank with endorsements.

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Robinson Cano, No. 4 on the list, pulled in the highest endorsements with $3.5 million in deals with brands. His salary from the Seattle Mariners is $24 million this year.
Below, I've re-ranked Forbes' list based on endorsements dollars to give our readers some context.
Robinson Cano: $3.5 million
Albert Pujols: $2.5 million
Clayton Kershaw: $1.2 million
CC Sabathia: $1.1 million
Justin Verlander: $500,000
Ryan Howard: $500,000
Jon Lester: $400,000
Prince Fielder: $300,000
Cliff Lee: $200,000
Felix Hernandez: $200,000

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Baseball players just don't break the bank with endorsements.

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Did not realize it was that low.. Harden will make more from Adidas than a lot of elite baseball players get from salaries

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Correa signed endorsement deal with Adidas.

Financial terms not reported but Darren Rovell reported that it's a "huge, record setting deal"

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"It's a huge deal," Correa said. "I think the Adidas deal is a pretty good one. It's going to help me through those five or six years that I need to get to free agency."

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1 year 3.3 mil with 2017 option

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1 year 3.3 mil with 2017 option

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The Astros have reached a deal to avoid arbitration with slugger Evan Gattis, according to Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle (Twitter link). Gattis will be guaranteed $3.4MM in the deal, Drellich tweets, but $100K of that comes in the form of a buyout for a $5.2MM club option for the 2017 campaign.

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Looks we bought him out of the option

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The Astros have reached a deal to avoid arbitration with slugger Evan Gattis, according to Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle (Twitter link). Gattis will be guaranteed $3.4MM in the deal, Drellich tweets, but $100K of that comes in the form of a buyout for a $5.2MM club option for the 2017 campaign.

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6. Astros
Loaded with young talent, the Astros have a power-packed lineup that is defensively adept (third in the Majors in Defensive Runs Saved last season). Their fans are about to be treated to the first full season of a Carlos Correa-Jose Altuve middle infield, and the thought of an outfield featuring a healthy and emerging George Springer alongside two valuable veterans in their walk year (Carlos Gomez and Colby Rasmus) is enticing.

Alas, the Astros did not address any of the three positions in the field where they rated negatively in Baseball Reference's WAR calculations in 2015 -- first base, third base and catcher. In letting Chris Carter walk, they began to deconstruct their boom-or-bust reputation, but they also embraced some uncertainty at first, where Jon Singleton will try to re-establish himself as a franchise cornerstone and A.J. Reed looms as a long-term option. At third, Luis Valbuena gave Houston some unexpected power last season, but his overall inconsistency might lend him best to a platoon role. And at catcher, Jason Castro has regressed offensively each of the last two seasons, while dealing with some injury issues. The Astros also rated negatively at designated hitter, where Evan Gattis hit 27 homers but only got on base at a .285 clip. He's now recovering from sports hernia surgery.

That's a long-winded way of saying this is a very, very good lineup that also still has some clear holes/concerns. How those concerns are addressed, internally or externally, as 2016 rolls along will dictate how elite this lineup really is.

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I think CC is the future at 3rd once Bregman is ready.

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What is y'alls take on Moran? Does he project to be a legitimate contributor at the big league level? It looks like he hits for a pretty decent average, but his power numbers are pretty terrible for a corner infield position

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Interesting differences at Golden Nugget win totals:


Astros 87.5
Mariners 83
Angels 81
Rangers 80.5
A's 75.5


Link comparing the two

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Alright guys... Let's see your projected opening day lineups.

Altuve
Springer
Correa
Rasmus
Gomez
Tucker(DH)
Valbuena
Singleton
Castro

Good lord there's a lot of lefties on the bottom of that.

Keuchel
McHugh
McCullers
Fiers
Feldman/Fister

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"My eyes, what I'm seeing right now is, I'm seeing red," he said. "I'm ready to go out there and beat some folks, win some ballgames, chest-bump with these guys, and eat some gummy bears. You know what I'm saying?"

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Now the sh****-haired veteran (who has added a grotesque goatee to his singular look)

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