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15 most expensive contracts in MLB history and how they turned out

By Michael Fisher

Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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13. MLB contracts: Trea Turner, PHI – $300M/11 years

After one and a half seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Trea Turner is heading back to the NL East, joining the Philadelphia Phillies as a free agent on an 11-year, $300M deal.

The contract will take the 29-year-old superstar shortstop through his age-40 season.

After the Phillies’ postseason run to the World Series last year, Turner’s arrival clearly signals that the front office expects the team to be even better and make another foray deep into the playoffs. That’s a lot of pressure on Turner to succeed, both from a team perspective and individually.

But there’s no reason to doubt that the former World Series champ and two-time All-Star can handle the pressure from the management, the Philadelphia fans and the media.

Turner does everything well across the board. He’s a career .302 hitter and took home the 2021 batting title with a .328 average. Last season he slashed .298/.343/.466, with 21 home runs, 101 runs, 100 RBI, and stole 27 bags in 160 games. He finished as a 6.3 fWAR player.

Hitting at the top of the Phillies lineup, ahead of slugger Kyle Schwarber and eventually former Nationals teammate Bryce Harper, Turner should have plenty of opportunity to be a catalyst for the offense and earn every dollar of one of the biggest MLB contracts ever signed.

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