The 2017 MLB Salaries data set has 9 variables describing the contracts of Major League Baseball players:
- name: The player's first and last name
- team: The team the player belongs to
- pos: The player's primary field position (Pitcher, Catcher, Shortstop, etc.)
- salary: The player's 2017 salary, in dollars
- duration: The duration of the player's current contract
- start: The year the player's current contract began
- end: The year the player's current contract ends
- total_value: The total value of the player's contract
- avg_annual: The player's average annual salary, over the course of their contract