7/27/2023 0 Comments Game feeding frenzy 1In a span of 24 hours, the Texas Rangers alone dropped half a billion on two players - shortstop Corey Seager (10 years, $325 million) and second baseman Marcus Semien (7 years, $175 million). On Monday, the New York Mets handed 37-year-old pitcher Max Scherzer $43.3 million a year for three years - shattering the record for average annual salary by 20 per cent. Already this off-season, Major League Baseball teams have committed close to $1.5 billion US to free agents. The amount of money being thrown around is staggering. Baseball teams are spending like there's no tomorrow - because there kind of isn't Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter.
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