2. David Price, $30.5 million.
David Price, 31, is a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, who paid him $30 million in 2016.
Price is a five-time All-Star who led the American League in ERA in 2012 and 2015, and was the Major League leader in strikeouts in 2014.
In 26 starts in 2016, Price recorded of 17 wins and 9 losses with an ERA of 3.99. Price earned $1.2 million per start and $1.76 million per win.
The Red Sox won 93 games to top the American League East, but Boston lost the divisional series versus the Cleveland Indians. Price earned $323,000 per Red Sox win.