All mammals begin the same in the womb. It's just a matter of time before each species develops its defining characteristics.Dolphins, for example, develop tiny leg-like limb buds during their first month in the womb, but the buds vanish within two weeks, and the animals swim in amniotic fluid for the next 11 months of gestation.t's just a matter of time before each species develops its defining characteristics. Dolphins, for example, develop tiny leg-like limb buds during their first month in the womb, but the buds vanish within two weeks, and the animals swim in amniotic fluid for the next 11 months of gestation.
The 25-year-old, two-time Cy Young winner agreed to the largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history on Wednesday to the tune of seven years, $215 million. Here are the the top-five highest-paid MLB arms (through June 18, 2014).
Kirby Puckett and Rickey Henderson signed the first contracts which paid an average of $3 million a year in November 1989, while 2010 was the first season where the MLB average salary rose above that same mark. Five of the twenty highest paid players in 2013 were members of the Yankees.Their team payroll for 2013 was $228,835,490, roughly $12 million above the second-largest Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees have drawn criticism for their payroll, with some claiming it undermines the parity of MLB.liff Lee was the highest paid player in 2013 not on the Yankees, and the second-highest overall. Though retired since 2007, Barry Bonds' career earnings of over $188 million still ranks fourth highest overall in MLB history.