The word quetzal was originally used for just the resplendent quetzal, the long-tailed quetzal of southern Mexico and Central America, which is the national bird and the name of the currency of Guatemala.
The Royals have a franchise-record $131.5 million opening-day payroll after re-signing Alex Gordon and signing free-agent starter Ian Kennedy. Gordon, who received a four-year, $72 million contract, is their highest-paid player this year at $12 million. 2016 MLB SALARIES: Every player, every payroll. The Royals have only two players on their opening-day roster who will earn less than $1 million, but the wealth is spread out throughout their roster, which the Royals believe is a key to their success as a small-market team. Thereâs no debate the formula is working.
2017 Baseball Managers Salaries: Highest Paid MLB Coach on Average. MLB doesnât officially disclose managersâ salaries. We gathered information from various online sources to come up with the numbers below. Also, most managers also have a lot of incentives built into their contracts. This means the numbers below may not represent their actual compensation. From what we could find, Joe Maddon, Mike Scioscia and Bruce Bochy are the highest paid managers in Major League Baseball. But, there isnât a lot of data available. So, we donât really know how many of these numbers are correct and how much some of the others are making.