The following questions present a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence, you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

These questions test correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error.

After his 1962 season, in which he set a record for on-base percentage, Mitch McAlister left his old team and signed with the Springfield Argonauts, with an annual salary of $550,000 and was the highest salary in professional baseball at that time.（）

A. Argonauts, with an annual salary of $550,000 and was the

B. Argonauts, earning $550,000 per year and it was the

C. Argonauts for a yearly wage of $550,000, being the

D. Argonauts, with annual pay of $550,000 per year, which was the

E. Argonauts for an annual salary of $550,000, the