Gerrit Cole may be the richest pitcher in baseball history, but he's not the richest athlete in New York sports.
Here is a look at the top 10 highest-paid NYC-area athletes today based on the average annual salary of their current contracts.
1. Kevin Durant, Nets, $41.1 millionA sign-and-trade between the Nets and Golden State Warriors in July sent Durant to Brooklyn on a four-year, $164.3 million contract.
2. Gerrit Cole, Yankees, $36 millionCole agreed to a nine-year, $324 million contract Tuesday night with the Yankees.
2. Kyrie Irving, Nets, $34.1 millionSigned a four-year, $136 million contract in July.
4 (tie). Jacob deGrom, Mets, $27.5 millionSigned a five-year $137.5 million contract in March.
4 (tie). Yoenis Cespedes, Mets, $27.5 millionSigned four-year, $110 million contract in November 2016.
6. Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees, $25 millionSigned a 13-year, $325 million contract with the Miami Marlins in November 2014. Was traded to the Yankees in December 2017.
7. Robinson Cano, $24 millionSigned a 10-year, $240 million contract with the Seattle Mariners in December 2013. Was traded to the Mets in December 2018.
8. Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees, $22.1 millionSigned a seven-year, $155 million contract in January 2014.
9. Eli Manning, Giants, $21 millionSigned a four-year, $84 million contract extension in September 2015 that runs through this season.
10. Julius Randle, Knicks, $20.7 millionSigned a three-year contract for $62.1 million in July.
Source: Spotrac.com
