Is $430 million enough for Mike Trout? But it is when you place Trout in the context of his own era that his value to the Angels is revealed. (Patrick Semansky/AP)And yet, even with the new contract, Trout will barely earn the designation of the sport’s best-paid player year-to-year. Just weeks ago, Harper landed a 13-year, $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, which stood as the largest contract in North American team sports history until Tuesday, when Trout’s Angels deal blew it away. The dollar figure — about $430 million, or $100 million more than Harper, and $70 million shy of half a billion — jumped off the page.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2019 18:11 UTC