Andrew Friedman took over as the Dodgers President of Baseball Operations in October of 2014. One of his biggest decisions with the Dodgers came the following off-season when Zack Greinke became a free agent and the Diamondbacks offered Greinke a record-setting deal worth over $206 million dollars.
While the biggest total salary given to a starting pitcher is David Price and his $217 million dollar contract, Greinke’s contract still contains the highest annual average given to a starting pitcher at $34.4 million. The Dodgers’ top offer to Zack Greinke came in at five years and $155 million dollars, which comes out to $31 million a year.