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With expectations rising around the potential contracts for top free agents like Fried and others, analysts predict a record-setting gesture in baseball economics. Fried's deal could be an eye-popping one, estimated to surpass that of current top earners like Shohei Ohtani. Experts are already forecasting averages around $50 million per year for Fried—a number that would position him among the top earners not just in baseball, but across all sports.