They are baseball's highest-paid pitchers with contracts averaging more than $5 million a year.

Morris was the highest-paid pitcher in the American League on at least 4 occasions: 1987, 1988, 1991, and 1993.

The contract, for the moment, makes Cone the highest-paid pitcher.

When he re-signed with the Cubs as a free agent the following year, his contract briefly made him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball.

Nevertheless, Perez will enter next season as one of the highest-paid pitchers.

He earned $1.1 million last season and could make a strong case for being the highest-paid pitcher ever, which would put him over $2 million.

This contract makes him the highest-paid pitcher in the industry.

Was this the proper setting for the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history?

Martinez, 35 years old, had a 10-11 record this year, but the Expos' made him baseball's fifth highest-paid pitcher.

The deal announced yesterday makes Glavine the highest-paid pitcher in baseball.