1. adjective. If you are restless, you are bored, impatient, or dissatisfied, and you want to do something else. By 1982, she was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent. ...a major new initiative to placate the country's restless intellectuals.
One of the most critical roles relievers play is to protect starting pitchers who are closely monitored, held to strict pitch counts and given plenty of rest between games. Reason: their ballooning paychecks, which averaged $4.4 million last year, compared with $3.2 million for the average big-leaguer.
First base was the highest paid position in 2010; regular starters at that position earned an average salary of $9,504,165 in compared to an overall average of $3,014,572. Pitcher Nolan Ryan was the first player to earn an annual salary above $1 million, signing a $4.5 million, 4-year contract with the Houston Astros in 1979.