Every MLB Team's Dumbest Contract Ever

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  @Max72095 · 2 years ago (edited)

  It's kind of weird to include one year contracts on this list. Those type of deals are only made when there is a mutual acknowledgement that there is a high level of risk so it doesn't really make sense to refer to those as "dumb" in my opinion

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• S_

  @S_Over_Street · 2 years ago

  Chone Figgins signing with the Mariners for 4 years & 36 million before the 2010 season. He did absolutely nothing for them for 3 seasons & was released in the final year of the contract.

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• JA

  @jamesweldon8118 · 2 years ago

  1 year / 720k barely counts as a bad contract even if he didn&apos;t work out... That&apos;s barely over league min<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s40UVC2RL1o&amp;t=691">11:31</a>

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• BI

  @bigjake6foot5 · 2 years ago

  Honorable mention to Wander Franco for the Rays. Not sure if his designation means they don&apos;t have to pay him but certainly hope they don&apos;t.

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• LE

  @LeifOpstad · 2 years ago

  Anthony Rendon is honestly the Ben Simmons of baseball

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• CA

  @cassidynoble5466 · 2 years ago

  (Cubs fan) It was interesting reading David Ross’s book. J-Hey had a lot of off the field leadership that the team really respected, especially in 2016. On the field may not have gone well, but he still showed up to practice and gave it his all, he upgraded teammates hotel rooms, gave the Game 7 speech. It takes a lot to give that much when your stats are struggling.

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• DU

  @dunkelmonkey · 2 years ago

  I agree with most of the examples, but I have to say that the Phillies signing Jake Arietta for three years/75 million was far more detrimental than resigning Ryan Howard when/how much they did...

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• KE

  @kennethcava4488 · 2 years ago

  Can&apos;t argue with the disastrous contract the Reds gave Homer Bailey. The silver metal goes to Mike Moustakas. $64million for a three year negative WAR, and then DFA. A small market team can&apos;t afford contracts like Bailey and Moustakas.

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• AL

  @alhillx · 2 years ago

  If your worst deal is 1 year, &nbsp;5.5 million then you&quot;re doing fine.

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• JA

  @jamhard13 · 2 years ago

  Are we afraid to say that Wander Franco extension is probably a bit worse than grant Balfour?

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• BO

  @BosoxPatsfan603 · 2 years ago

  You guys are wrong about Pablo Sandoval being the worst Boston Red Sox contract because that honor is Carl Crawford&apos;s.

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• 2X

  @2XJG · 2 years ago (edited)

  The White Sox signed Jamie Navarro to a 4yr/$20 million deal in 1997. His best ERA in a season during that contract was 5.79. Makes John Jay look like a lottery ticket.<br><br>The Pittsburg Pirates had Derek Bell sign a 2yr/$9.75 million deal in 2001, only to OPS+ 48 and introduce to the world Operation Shutdown.

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