15 Worst Contracts This Year

[WallyWorld]

i'd be a fool to bet on anybody giving up a lot of money over pride, but it has happened before and albert is the kind of prideful dude to do it too. we'll just have to wait and see how life plays out, i guess.

 

yeah, i've been holding on to the hope that he would retire somewhere around year 6 or 7 if his body continues to fall apart.  Might just be wishful thinking, but I wouldn't put it past him.

[WallyWorld]

Who says he can no longer play at a high level? Last year he was playing on one foot and played in 99 games and still had a 1.5 WAR. In 2012 he had over a 4 WAR. Is he overpaid, yes, but if he puts up 2012 type numbers then it isn't the worst contract ever like some are suggesting. If Albert can't get healthy then I believe he will retire before the end of his contract.

 

To me, more than his lack of production, what could really make it the worst contract in the history of sports is if it any way damages the Angels' chances of locking up Mike Trout.  If that happens, we'll probably never know for sure if Pujols' contract played a role, but man would there be a ton of speculation.

[maximus p]

I wonder what the technicality is the allows A-Rod to make 2.9 million this year when he is suspended for the entire year?

I think it is for the off days..seriously.

[Season Over]

What about Wells?  

 

He's not on an MLB roster at the moment

[Ohtaniland]

But Pujols said he would void his contract if he can no longer play at a high level!  We all believe that will happen, right?  Right??........

 

I think Albert Pujols is going to attempt to stick around in an effort to catch and pass Willie Mays in career home runs at 660.

That would put him right behind Babe Ruth in terms of MLB history. 

[Stradling]

Well in order to pass him then he will be playing at a pretty high level for at least a majority of his contract. He's, what, 170 home runs behind right now?

[Ohtaniland]

Well in order to pass him then he will be playing at a pretty high level for at least a majority of his contract. He's, what, 170 home runs behind right now?

 

I think if he can stay healthy he could do it. He needs to have at least three more 30+ home run seasons to get into that conversation. 

[mancini79]

I wonder what the technicality is the allows A-Rod to make 2.9 million this year when he is suspended for the entire year?

 

He hit a HR milestone bonus last season. Those bonuses are paid the following year. So he gets that $$ since he wasn't banned when he earned that bonus.

[gotbeer]

Alex Rodriguez 3b

10 years/$275M (2008-17)

• 10 years/$275M (2008-17)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/13/07
  • $10M signing bonus ($2M paid upon approval, $1M paid each Jan. 15, 2009-2013, $3M paid Jan. 15, 2014)
  • 08:$27M, 09:$32M, 10:$32M, 11:$31M, 12:$29M, 13:$28M, 14:$25M,15:$21M, 16:$20M, 17:$20M

 

[HaloMagic]

The $2.9mm owed to ARod is on top of the $3mm signing bonus. It's because even though he was suspended for 162 games, players are paid for 183 workdays. So he will still receive about 11.5% of the money owed to him for 2014 even though he isn't allowed to play any games.

Edited February 13, 2014 by HaloMagic

[Reveille1984]

I don't know any more than you do. Why not engage in the conversation instead of trolling.

 

There's no conversation needed as per the original topic; Pujols will go down next to Arod as one of the worst contracts ever unless he shows some level of resurgence over at least the next 4-5 seasons.  Given his statistical trends over the past three years, there sure isn't much to be encouraged by. 

 

Just making a light-hearted comment, I wasn't aware the fun police were out!

[Reveille1984]

Who says he can no longer play at a high level? Last year he was playing on one foot and played in 99 games and still had a 1.5 WAR. In 2012 he had over a 4 WAR. Is he overpaid, yes, but if he puts up 2012 type numbers then it isn't the worst contract ever like some are suggesting. If Albert can't get healthy then I believe he will retire before the end of his contract.

 

Sure, I think he could play at a high level for the next couple of years or so.  I would say expecting him to exceed 4 WAR for the next eight years, when he's entering his age 34 season, is a bit of a stretch.  Especially given his recent trends in plate discipline, speed and power (ISO, SLG, BB, HR/FB, etc. are all consistently trending downward over the past 4 years).  And that he lumbers around the basepaths like a newborn giraffe (we'll see if his recovered PF will help that). 

 

Hopefully you guys are right and he can have some strong bounceback seasons.  I just tend to take the cautiously pessimistic approach when it comes to players heading towards mid-30's dealing with decline and injuries. 

[YouthofToday]

Kemp has a top 5 worst contract. Bizarre he wasn't on this list.

The Albert Pujols should be number 1. I would leap at the chance to trade his entire contract for Arod's entire contract.

I would then DFA Arod.