The 26 highest-paid players in baseball

22. Buster Posey — $21.4 million

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Team: San Francisco Giants

Position: Catcher

2016 WAR: 4.0 Wins

Contract: 9 years, $167.0 million (through 2021 with $22.0 million club option for 2022)

One thing to know: The Giants want Posey, 30, to stay at catcher as long as possible. General manager Bobby Evans told Jerry Crasnick, “My mindset is we’re a better team with Buster back there, and as long as we can keep him back there, we want to do it.”