The Highest-Paid Player At Every Position In Major League Baseball

It's no secret that most of the highest-paid athletes in North American sports are baseball players thanks to a lack of a salary cap.

Among baseball players, some positions are clearly more important than others.

Third-baseman Alex Rodriguez comes out on top, but catchers, pitchers, and first-basemen are close behind.

So far this season, however, some teams are not getting their money's worth for the guys collecting the biggest paychecks.

Catcher — Joe Mauer, $23.0 million

Team: Minnesota Twins

Contract: 8 years, $184 million (2011-18)

2013 stats: .289, 2 HR, 0.7 WAR

Next highest-paid at the position: Yadier Molina, $14.0 million (St. Louis Cardinals)

First Base — Prince Fielder, $23.0 million

Team: Detroit Tigers

Contract: 9 years, $214 million (2012-20)

2013 stats: .292, 6 HR, 0.3 WAR

Next highest-paid at the position: Mark Teixeira, $22.5 million (New York Yankees)

Second Base — Chase Utley and Robinson Cano, $15.0 million

Team: Philadelphia Phillies (Utley) and New York Yankees (Cano)

Contract: 7 years, $85 million (Utley; 2007-13) and  6 years, $57 million (Cano; 2008-13)

2013 stats: .295, 4 HR, 4 SB, 0.7 WAR (Utley) and .324, 7 HR, 1.3 WAR (Cano)

Next highest-paid at the position: Dan Uggla (Atlanta Braves) and Ian Kinsler (Texas Rangers), $13.0 million

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