WANNA MAKE MILLIONS? LEARN TO PLAY BASEBALL

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, February 26, 1993                   TAG: 9302260038
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Medium
WANNA MAKE MILLIONS? LEARN TO PLAY BASEBALL
There was only one baseball player - Robin Yount - making $3 million in 1990. This season, there will be 100, according to a study of salaries by The Associated Press.
While the number of baseball millionaires went down slightly from 271 to 265, more and more players reached the multimillion level, and nearly one in seven will make $3 million or more. Those at $4 million rose from 22 to 36 and $5 million players increased from 3 to 12.
Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs is 1993's highest-paid player at $6,475,000. Bobby Bonilla is second at $6.2 million and New York Mets teammate Dwight Gooden is third at $5,916,667.
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants, who has the highest average salary at $7,291,667, is just 23rd this year at $4,416,667 based on his $4 million salary and a prorated share of his $2.5 million signing bonus. Cecil Fielder of the Detroit Tigers is 29th at $4.2 million because his record $10 million signing bonus is prorated over the five years of his contract.
Players making $2 million or more rose by eight to 185. Salary totals for players include all guaranteed money attributed to 1993 and the prorated shares of signing bonuses, but not possible income from incentive bonuses.
Toronto has the most $4 million players with four: Joe Carter ($5.5 million), Jack Morris ($5,425,000), Roberto Alomar ($4,833,333) and Dave Stewart ($4.25 million).
Boston and the Mets have three each. The Red Sox are led by Andre Dawson ($4.85 million), Frank Viola ($4,833,333) and Roger Clemens ($4,655,250). Bonilla and Gooden were joined on the Mets by John Franco ($4 million).
Kansas City and the New York Yankees have the most million-dollar players at 14 each. The expansion Colorado Rockies have the fewest with one: Charlie Hayes.
The average salary reached the million-dollar level for the first time last season at $1,028,667. It is hard to predict this year's average because of the addition of the two expansion teams.
Totals may change slightly by opening day because of additional signings and releases.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB