It has been quite a week for Bobby Witt Jr. He got married last weekend, and now he’ll have some extra money to get his marriage off to a good financial footing.
Witt was the highest earner under baseball’s pre-arbitration bonus pool, a measure to reward players in their first few years of service time. Bobby earned $3,077,595, topping Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes who earned $2,152,057 in a season where he won Rookie of the Year.
Witt was not the only young Royals player to earn some extra money. Pitcher Cole Ragans earned $1,638,013, fifth-most among players.