The worst contract in recent baseball memory just ended.
Chris Davis was making $23 million a year from 2018 until last year.
In those five seasons, he managed to hit .169 with 28 home runs in 249 games.
In actuality, he chose the Bobby Bonilla route and it’s even worse than that.
So with Chris Davis off the MLB books, which is the worst contract for 2023?
So the players won’t be penalized for having contracts with many years left.
This should let someone likeGiancarlo Stanton($32 million) off the hook.
There are other injured players on this list but Story’s ETA isn’t exact yet.
He’s a just miss.
Here’s my Top 5 Worst MLB Contract for 2023:
5.
They figured the long term deal would keep the AAV down and that would help with the luxury tax.
Instead they got a player that a Yankee fan like Hubbs calls “pathetic”.
The last two seasons have been especially bad.
He’s either been hurt or lousy.
The only reason he’s not higher on this list is the Yankees for some reason (cheap?)
decided not to go after a left fielder this off-season so Hicks is going to get some playing time.
If I didn’t hate the Yankees, I’d feel bad about this.
Anthony Rendon, Los Angeles Angels ($38,571,428)
Maybe Rendon turns it around this year.
Maybe he’s finally healthy.
He’s easily the guy on this list with the most upside.
I can’t see anyway he becomes someone who deserves $38 million in 2023.
The Angels really need a big year out of Rendon.
I think it’s a better chance Rendon stinks again and they miss the playoffs for a ninth season.
That wouldn’t be great for the Red Sox but it gets even worse.
Well, “prospects”.
22 year old Alex Binelas hit .206 in A/AA last year.
I guess Jackie Bradley, Jr. won that trade.
He gets $8 million dollars too sit at home this year.
He was a big part of the 2019 World Series championship team.
Then he just proceeded to get worse every year after that.
Last season might be rock bottom.
He went 6-19 with a 6.31 ERA.
To his credit, he’s stayed healthy and has made 31 starts in both 2021 and 2022.
He’s also led the league in earned runs each year.
The Nats are fucked this year.
There is some value in a veteran going out there and pitching every fifth day.
It can’t be easy to go 6-19 after you’ve had major success.
Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals ($35,000,000)
This one just bums me out.
