Most Of The Highest-Paid Players In The World Series Will Not Start Game 7
Oct 30, 2014, 01:10 IST
The San Francisco Giants will face the Royals in Kansas City for game 7 of the World Series. While home teams have won the last nine game 7s in the World Series, there is one area where the Giants have an advantage.
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The projected starting lineup for the Giants in game 7 made $58.8 million this season, $17.3 million more than the Royals' starting lineup ($41.5 million). That gap is despite the Giants not starting any of their three highest-paid pitchers.
In fact, of the five highest-paid players on the World Series rosters, Hunter Pence is the only player that will start tonight's game. James Shields of the Royals ($12M) along with Matt Cain ($20M), Tim Lincecum ($17M), and Jake Peavy ($14.5M) of the Giants will start the game on the bench.
