Paul Skenes gets record $3.4M from pre-arbitration bonus pool - ESPN
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Paul Skenes gets record $3.4M from pre-arbitration bonus pool - ESPN
"Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes received a record $3,436,343 from this year's pre-arbitration bonus pool, raising his two-year total to $5,588,400 under the initiative to direct more money to top younger players. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez was second at $2,678,437, followed by Houston Astros pitcher Hunter Brown at $2,206,538, Seattle pitcher Bryan Woo at $1,540,676 and Arizona outfielder Corbin Carroll at $1,341,674, according to figures compiled by Major League Baseball"
"and the players' association. Also topping $1 million were Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz at $1,297,017, Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong at $1,206,207, Athletics catcher Drake Baldwin at $1,175,583, Milwaukee second baseman Brice Turang at $1,155,884 and Tampa Bay third baseman Junior Caminero at $1,068,739. MLB and the union agreed to the $50 million annual pool in their March 2022 labor settlement."
Rich Eisen reacted excitedly to a report that an anonymous Pirates teammate said Paul Skenes hopes to be traded to the Yankees. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes received a record $3,436,343 from this year's pre-arbitration bonus pool, raising his two-year total to $5,588,400 as part of an initiative to send more money to top younger players. Philadelphia's Cristopher Sanchez ranked second at $2,678,437, followed by Hunter Brown, Bryan Woo and Corbin Carroll. Several other young players topped $1 million. MLB and the players' union agreed to a $50 million annual pool in March 2022.
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