We all knew this was coming.
If you were a reader of this website last year, you know we've been saying it. The insanity of this free agent market, particularly the starting pitching market, was going to be crazy and should be taking no one by surprise. It is exactly as we thought it would be.
Elite starters are earning more than $30 million a year on contracts stretching into the 2020s. Some of the second-tier starters are getting major money, and many of the third-tier guys are getting huge paydays as well.
I mean, just look at this.