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.
A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw currently has the richest MLB contract for a pitcher. In addition to a $14 million signing bonus, the seven-year deal will pay Kershaw an average annual salary of $30.7 million, the highest ever for any baseball player.