In 2016, an ace pitcher and 9-year veteran Johnny Cueto signed a 6-year, $130 Million Dollar contract with the San Francisco Giants. The first season was an overwhelming success; he won 18 games with a 2.79, striking out 198 batters. 

Unfortunately for the Giants, this was only one of a six-year contract.

In the second season, Cueto went 8-8 with a 4.52 ERA. The last four seasons’ injuries combined with ineffectiveness ruled the day. He never won more than 7 games in a season. In year three he did have a 3.23 ERA but only pitched in 9 games. After that, his ERA was over 5.00 twice and 4.08 the other year. Let me summarize: 6 seasons: after year 1, a total of 21 wins in 5 seasons (4 per year).  He only pitched over 100 innings once. It was not a well-invested $130 million.

Stats
Year
Innings Pitched
Wins
Losses
ERA
WHIP
Strikeouts
2016
219.21852.791.09198
2017
147..1884.521.45136
2018
53323.231.1138
2019
16125.061.2513
2020
63.1235.401.3756
2021
114.2774.081.3798
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    Johnny Cueto

    • Team: San Francisco Giants
    • Contract Info: $21.67M/yr
    • Years Played: 6/6
    • Seasonal Average
    • Innings Pitched: 102
    • WINS: 6
    • LOSSES: 4
    • ERA: 3.81
    • WHIP: 1.26
    • Strikeouts: 90