Player	Year	Salary (million $)
Nolan Ryan	1980	1
George Foster	1982	2
Kirby Puckett	1990	3
Jose Canseco	1990	4.7
Roger Clemens	1991	5.3
"Ken Griffey, Jr."	1986	8.5
Albert Belle	1997	11
Pedro Martinez	1998	12.5
Mike Piazza	1999	12.5
Mo Vaughn	1999	13.3
Kevin Brown	1999	15
Carlos Delgado	2001	17
Alex Rodriguez	2001	22
Manny Ramirez	2004	22.5
Alex Rodriguez	2005	26