MATT GARZA – $12.5M/YR FOR 4 YEARS

by Peter Lemieux | Mar 19, 2022 | Leaderboard

Matt Garza had been a successful pitcher for several teams, having his best seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays from 2007 through 2010. As a free agent in 2014, The Brewers signed the 31 year old starter to a 4 year $50 million contract. In 2014 he pitched 163 innings,...

DEXTER FOWLER – $16.5M/YR FOR 5 YEARS

by Peter Lemieux | Mar 19, 2022 | Leaderboard

Dexter Fowler is an outfielder who played with several teams. From 2015 to 2016, he played for the Cubs, often leading off. He had 30 home runs in those two years and batted .276 and .274, leading off game 7 in the World Series with a home run; the Cubs won the...

MO VAUGHN – $56 MILLION

by Peter Lemieux | Mar 19, 2022 | Leaderboard

Mo Vaughn played his first 8 seasons quite successfully with the Boston Red Sox. In his last five years with the Red Sox, he batted over .300 while hitting between 26 and 44 home runs. He was a run producer, driving in 143 runs in 1996. In 1999 the Anaheim Angels won...

MO VAUGHN – 6 YRS $80 MILLION – ANGELS

by Peter Lemieux | Mar 19, 2022 | Leaderboard

The Anaheim Angels won the bidding by signing the 31 year old overweight first baseman to a 6 year $80 million contract. For the first two years with the Angels he was not bad. His average dipped to a respectable .281 and .272 with over 100 RBIs each year. He hit 33...

ALEX COBB -$57 MILLION

by Peter Lemieux | Mar 19, 2022 | Leaderboard

The Baltimore Orioles signed Cobb to a 4 year contract for $57 million in 2018. This became an immediate disaster for the Orioles; in the first year he won 5 games and lost 15 with an ERA of 4.90. After a hip surgery, he was only able to pitch in thirteen games during...