Despite the success of some small-payroll teams in Major League Baseball this season, the two teams in the World Series are both among the eight teams with the largest payrolls.
The Tigers ($132.3 million) and the Giants ($117.6 million) were both well-above the average payroll ($98.0 million) this season. And that means both teams have a handful of players making a lot of money.
On the next few pages, we'll take a look at the ten highest-paid players on the two teams combined
#10 Jose Valverde, DET ― $9,000,000
Position: Relief Pitcher
Contract: 3 years, $23.0 million
Last year of contract: 2012
2012 stats: 35 saves, 3.78 ERA
Data via Cot's Contracts
#9 Aubrey Huff, SF ― $10,000,000
Position: 1B
Contract: 2 years, $22 million
Last year of contract: Team Option for 2013
2012 stats: .192, 1 HR, .608 OPS (in 52 games)
Data via Cot's Contracts
#8 Hunter Pence, SF ― $10,400,000
Position: Right field
Contract: 1 year, $10.4 million
Last year of contract: Eligible for arbitration in 2013
2012 stats: .253, 24 HR, .743 OPS (with 2 teams)
Data via Cot's Contracts
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