In 2009, Mark Teixeira signed a staggering 8 year $180 million contract. In the first three  years he drove in over 100 runs per year. In the 4th year, he drove in 84 runs.He never drove in 80 runs in a year again. He struggled with different injuries for the final four years of the contract. In 2013, he only played 15 games. For the last three seasons, his batting average never exceeded .255 with a big decrease in all his power numbers.

Here is an example of his drop off –

Home Runs first 4 years:135 / Final 4 seasons: 71

RBIs first 4 years: 425  /  Final 4 season 169

The conclusion is that, in the final 4 seasons Mark Teixeira was tremendously overpaid for his performance. Not surprisingly, he retired at the end of the contract at the age of 36.

Stats
Year
Average
HRs
RBIs
Runs
1st Year
.29239122103
2nd Year
.25633108113
3rd Year
.2483911190
4th Year
.251248466
5th Year
.1513125
6th Year
.216226256
7th Year
.255317957
8th Year
.204154443
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    MARK TEXIERA

    • Team: New York Yankees
    • Contract Info: $22.5M/yr
    • Years Played: 8/8
    • Seasonal Average
    • AVERAGE: .248
    • HRs: 26
    • RBIs: 78
    • Runs: 67