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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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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 01: Corey Seager #5 (R) and Marcus Semien #2 of the Texas Rangers look on before a game against the New York Mets at Citi Field on July 01, 2022 in New York City. The Mets defeated the Rangers 4-3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

9. MLB contracts: Corey Seager, TEX – $325M/10 years

The Texas Rangers revamped their middle infield before the 2022 season, signing Marcus Semien and Corey Seager to long-term deals.

Seager, a World Series MVP coming over from the Dodgers, got the bigger of the contracts at $325M over 10 years. The 28-year-old shortstop will be 37 when the contract runs out at the end of the 2031 season.

The former Rookie of the Year had an interesting start to his Rangers career. He managed to stay healthy and played 151 games. Despite a career-low .245 average, he hit a career-high 33 home runs, scoring 91 runs and driving in 83. He also earned his third All-Star invitation.

With a .242 BABIP (another career low), he’s a prime candidate to benefit from the new shift rules and should be even better in 2023 as he leads an offense that underachieved last year.

Seager still has plenty of productive years ahead of him, so the Rangers should get good value for the contract, especially if he continues to hit for power and can raise his average closer to his career mark of .287.

Although, with the amount of money the front office has pumped into the roster over the past two offseasons, the team will have to challenge the Astros in the AL West at some point for his tenure in Texas to be considered a success.

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