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.
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. P Average annual value is calculated as the total value of a contract (less bonuses) divided by the number of years. 2  A $20 million/2 year contract would have an average annual value of $10 million, even if the player actually received $9 million one season and $11 million in the other.