it's an older, smaller bad contract, but Bumgarner's deal with the diamondbacks (5 years, $85M) has been pretty bad. this line from the ZiPS preview for the 2023 dbacks jumped out: "ZiPS actually thinks Bumgarner has more value as a pitcher hitting in a non-DH league than as, well, a pitcher."
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 15 December 2022 22:34 (one year ago) link
Wonder which of the recent massive deals will wind up the worst
i'd love to see them all get a chance to stay healthy and see what they can do. unfortunately i think when it comes to a 12+ year contract it starts to become more likely that injuries or PED revelations will derail a career. imagine if a 25-year-old grady sizemore was playing these days, and just got a 13-year mega extension. based on his first handful of years, you'd think there was no way it could go wrong
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 15 December 2022 22:49 (one year ago) link
Wonder which of the recent massive deals will wind up the worst…my money’s on bogaerts.
― omar little, Thursday, December 15, 2022 5:30 PM (forty-five minutes ago)
de grom. bogaerts will at least be on the field
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 15 December 2022 23:16 (one year ago) link
Oof yeah you’re right forgot about him
― omar little, Thursday, 15 December 2022 23:26 (one year ago) link
miguel cabrera, 2016-2023, $248M ($31M AAV)
so far, he has 3 WAR over the course of the first 6 years of the 7 year contract
― President of Destiny Encounters International (Karl Malone), Friday, 17 February 2023 18:53 (one year ago) link
in the first year of the contract, he had a 5.1 bWAR, followed by: -0.9, 0.2, 0.0, 0.1, -0.5, -1.0
but hey, that first year -- great!
― omar little, Friday, 17 February 2023 19:43 (one year ago) link
buyer bWAR
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 17 February 2023 19:47 (one year ago) link
I'm posting the exact opposite here--or maybe this is the worst contract post free-agency from a player's standpoint. Ozzie Albies, of course. For seven million this year, the Braves have a 4.0-5.0 WAR second baseman with 30 HR, 100 RBI, and a .500+ slugging percentage, just heading into what should be the prime of his career. They also have him for the same seven million in 2024 and 2025.
― clemenza, Thursday, 28 September 2023 02:36 (six months ago) link
Stephen Strasburg has retired. He signed a $245,000,000 contract in 2019 but threw only 530 pitches in the big leagues after that. pic.twitter.com/rrPKMmChwS— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 7, 2024
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 7 April 2024 03:03 (two weeks ago) link
Actually unbelievable. They got their ring though 🤷♂️
― H.P, Sunday, 7 April 2024 03:09 (two weeks ago) link
I think Strasburg would have been good for a few more years if he had stayed healthy, unlike most of the players discussed on this thread.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 7 April 2024 12:07 (two weeks ago) link
this was a trickier situation than usual due to the size of the money owed to Strasburg and the Nationals' lack of insurance for his contract, which usually mitigates long-term injury risk.
i have no idea what it would have cost to insure a contract like that, but wow was forgoing it a terrible decision
― mookieproof, Sunday, 7 April 2024 15:30 (two weeks ago) link
It might not have been insurable if he had a history of injury
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Sunday, 7 April 2024 15:44 (two weeks ago) link
i hate to say it since i will love him forever, but that contract the Rockies gave Kris Bryant is looking pretty bad.
― omar little, Sunday, 7 April 2024 17:28 (two weeks ago) link