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Mike Trout’s record-breaking 12-year, $430 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels has people Twitter tripping over themselves in the rush to make Bryce Harper and Philadelphia Phillies jokes.
That’s because suddenly Harper’s 13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies doesn’t seem as impressive. Amazing, right? But it’s true.
$430 million is just over 30 percent more than $330. Plus, Trout’s annual salary of $35.83 million is over 41 percent more per season than Harper’s $25.38 million.
Trout’s deal actually is a 10-year contract extension for $362 million, plus the $68 million the Angels already owe him for the next two seasons. Semantics, I know.
In fairness, and without much debate, Trout is definitely the superior player of the two, but sheesh, $10 million more a year than Harper?
Also, so much for all that Bryce Harper collusion talk, huh?
It's not every day you can get a serious collector's item at these prices. #WearTheMoment https://t.co/WgIJLotWCy pic.twitter.com/XY9cwXB7fb
— BreakingT (@BreakingT) March 19, 2019
(Also, did MLB The Show know since January that Harper was going to the Phillies? But I digress.)
Anyhoo, because we will never have any idea what making that kind of money is like, and we’re all a bit spiteful about it, Twitter has been in overdrive with Bryce Harper jokes.
Mike Trout got one year less than Bryce Harper but will make $100,000,000 more than Bryce Harper and my petty ass is at my 9-5 job waiting for gas station donuts to go on sale at noon while laughing at Bryce Harper for only making $330,000,000 instead of making Mike Trout money
— FDU (@FakeDanUggla) March 19, 2019
Some highlights…
This really makes you question Bryce Harper's commitment to Philadelphia, that he wasn't able to get Trout to turn down $430 million.
— FakeWIPCaller (@FakeWIPCaller) March 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/GrxpeJelly/status/1108011256399704064
Bryce Harper: I got $330M
Mike Trout: hold my beer… pic.twitter.com/WdpGwl7xqL
— Typical Chicago Fans (@typical_chicago) March 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/betmybookie/status/1108022888987353089
Bryce Harper on hearing Mike Trout reportedly will sign a record-breaking 12-year contract worth more than $430 million pic.twitter.com/88UmCYtqGl
— Neil Greenberg (@ngreenberg) March 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/dshif/status/1108017172113055744
Bryce Harper: "Congratulations to me for signing the biggest contract in professional spo–"
Mike Trout: pic.twitter.com/4PvG4GyTrf
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) March 19, 2019
When Bryce Harper gets that Mike Trout notification pic.twitter.com/haDdsxN2O5
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) March 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/dadoszn43/status/1108017178115084291
https://twitter.com/7410Ml/status/1108015812168830976
Bryce Harper realizing he has to live Philly for 13 years without any possibility of Mike Trout coming: pic.twitter.com/aCsFhaIqvn
— Chris DeLisi (@cd3lisi) March 19, 2019
And on and on it goes… because we’re all very petty and jealous.
https://twitter.com/elijahack12/status/1108016484989591552
In other baseball contract-related news…
Sources: Emmanuel Sanders signs 1-year, $500,billion,kazillion deal to become closer for the @Rockies.
This is the only evidence that he can actual pitch but apparently it was enough to sign the largest deal in pro-sports history. pic.twitter.com/krteMDtuyd
— Emmanuel Sanders (@ESanders_10) March 19, 2019