General FA: Beinfest Says Rotation Set

[Beef]

Charlie Weis

[MiamiHomer]

Buck might be the most overpaid human on earth.

Sir, go look at Vernon Wells contract.

[tr305]

Knowing that John Buck makes $18,000 a day is enough to make me want to stick a gun in my mouth and pull the trigger.

[Beef]

:-O

[MiamiHomer]

No one is holding you back.

[Miamarlin21]

Really? That's a little extreme.

[tr305]

Hands down the worst contract in MLB.

[Beef]

Well, in the same sense that our Chris Seddons are way better than other teams' Chris Seddons because they are our Chris Seddons, yes that is the worst contract.

[Mainge]

Hands down the worst contract in MLB.

This is really really silly.

I thought you were done sticking your foot in your mouth.

[jOOj]

He calls a good game, that's worth the price.

[emkayseven]

sigh. we've been through this before so I won't even waste my time and you hope you don't either, mainge. or bobbob when he sees this.

[MiamiHomer]

Lou is going to unleash hell on him.

[Jay]

Buck was unlucky last year with a .268 BABIP.

[lou]

Hands down the worst contract in MLB.

I submit these for your perusal. With commentary!

Vernon Wells of
7 years/$126M (2008-14)
7 years/$126M (2008-14)
signed extension with Toronto 12/06
$25.5M signing bonus ($8.5M payment each March 1, 2008-10)
08:$0.5M, 09:$1.5M, 10:$12.5M,
11:$23M, 12:$21M, 13:$21M, 14:$21M
Top contender of awful. Toronto deserves a world series trophy for getting this and Rios off their books and not eating any payroll! GM move of the fucking decade.

Carlos Lee of
6 years/$100M (2007-12)
6 years/$100M (2007-12)
signed by Houston as a free agent 11/06
$3M signing bonus
07:$11M, 08:$12M, 09:$18.5M, 10:$18.5M, 11:$18.5M, 12:$18.5M
10.4 WAR in 5 seasons so far. He is averaging more than Buck's contract per season and providing same annual WAR. Buzz your girlfriend, WOOF


Dan Uggla 2b
5 years/$62M (2011-15)
5 years/$62M (2011-15)
signed extension with Atlanta 1/5/11
$1M signing bonus
11:$9M, 12:13M, 13:$13M, 14:$13M, 15:$13M
2011 WAR - Infante 2.7, Uggla 2.5. Braves are fucking Todds

Francisco Rodriguez rhp
2012
2012
accepted arbitration offer from Milwaukee 12/7/11
GONNA BE LIKE $13 MILLION!!!!!!

Randy Wolf lhp
3 years/$29.75M (2010-12), plus 2013 club option
3 years/$29.75M (2010-12), plus 2013 club option
signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/9/09
10:$9.25M, 11:$9.5M, 12:$9.5M, 13:$10M club option ($1.5M buyout)
No

Alfonso Soriano lf
8 years/$136M (2007-14)
8 years/$136M (2007-14)
signed by Cubs as a free agent 11/06
$8M signing bonus
07:$9M, 08:$13M, 09:$16M, 10-14:$18M annually
Awful

Juan Uribe inf
3 years/$21M (2011-13)
3 years/$21M (2011-13)
signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 11/30/10
11:$5M, 12:$8M, 13:$7M (plus $1M to be paid in 2014)
I'm surprised this is Ned Colettis only entry

Barry Zito lhp
7 years/$126M (2007-13), plus 2014 club option
7 years/$126M (2007-13), plus 2014 club option
signed by San Francisco as a free agent 12/06 (largest-ever pitcher contract at signing)
07:$10M, 08:$14.5M, 09:$18.5M, 10:$18.5M, 11:$18.5M, 12:$19M, 13:$20M, 14:$18M club option ($7M buyout)
He is due $39 million dollars to be a long reliever the next two years

Aubrey Huff 1b
2 years/$22M (2011-12), plus 2013 club option
2 years/$22M (2011-12), plus 2013 club option
re-signed by San Francisco as a free agent 11/23/10
11:$10M, 12:$10M, 13:$10M club option ($2M buyout)
Horrible

Derek Lowe rhp
4 years/$60M (2009-12)
4 years/$60M (2009-12)
signed by Atlanta as a free agent 1/15/09
09:$15M, 10:$15M, 11:$15M, 12:$15M
Fallen apart for more than Bucks 3 year contract annually

Travis Hafner dh
4 years/$57M (2009-12), plus 2013 club option
4 years/$57M (2009-12), plus 2013 club option
signed extension with Cleveland 7/11/07, re-working previous deal by adding $2.25M to 2007 & $3M to 2008 salary
07:$6.3M, 08:$8.05M, 09:$11.5M, 10:$11.5M, 11:$13M, 12:$13M, 13:$13M club option ($2.75M buyout)
Doesn't even play in the field

Chone Figgins inf
4 years/$36M (2010-13), plus 2014 option
4 years/$36M (2010-13), plus 2014 option
signed by Seattle as a free agent 12/8/09
$2M signing bonus
10:$8M, 11:$9M, 12:$9M, 13:$8M, 14:$9M vesting option
$17 million, more than Bucks contract, to OPS .550 the next two years

Johan Santana lhp
6 years/$137.5M (2008-13), plus 2014 club option
6 years/$137.5M (2008-13), plus 2014 club option
acquired in trade from Minnesota 2/2/08 (Santana waived no-trade clause and agreed to new 6-year deal, replacing final year of previous contract)
08:$19M, 09:$20M, 10:$21M, 11:$22.5M, 12:$24M, 13:$25.5M, 14:$25M club option ($5.5M buyout)
full no-trade clause
You never give any pitcher this much. Only reason CC isn't on this list is he is so fat he can take the wear and tear.

Jason Bay of
4 years/$66M (2010-13), plus 2014 option
4 years/$66M (2010-13), plus 2014 option
signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/5/10
$8.5M signing bonus
10:$6.5M, 11:$16M, 12:$16M, 13:$16M, 14:$17M club option ($3M buyout)
2014 option guaranteed with 600 PAs in 2013 or 500 PAs in both 2012, 2013
full no-trade clause
Willingham is better for 1/3rd the price

Jayson Werth rf
7 years/$126M (2011-17)
7 years/$126M (2011-17)
signed by Washington as a free agent 12/6/10
$4M signing bonus (paid January 2011-2012)
11:$10M, 12:$13M, 13:$16M, 14:$20M, 15:$21M, 16:$21M, 17:$21M
full no-trade clause
Fucking Yikes. Strong contender worst overall

Nick Markakis of
6 years/$66.1M (2009-14), plus 2015 option
6 years/$66M (2009-14)
signed extension with Baltimore 1/21/09 (avoided arbitration, $5M-$2.9M)
$2.1M signing bonus ($1M paid on approval, $1.1M paid 4/2010)
09:$3M, 10:$6.75M, 11:$10.25M, 12:$12M, 13:$15M, 14:$15M, 15:$17.5M club option ($2M buyout)
Did not pan out, makes astronomically more than Buck

Brian Roberts 2b
4 years/$40M (2010-13)
4 years/$40M (2010-13)
signed extension with Baltimore 2/20/09
10:$10M, 11:$10M, 12:$10M, 13:$10M
Injured

Ryan Howard 1b
5 years/$125M (2012-16), plus 2017 option
5 years/$125M (2012-16), plus 2017 option
signed extension with Philadelphia 4/26/10
12:$20M, 13:$20M, 14:$25M, 15:$25M, 16:$25M, 17:$23M club option ($10M buyout)
Gaby is more productive for $480,000 a year

Jonathan Papelbon rhp
4 years/$50M (2012-15), plus 2016 option
4 years/$50M (2012-15), plus 2016 vesting option
signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 11/14/11
12:$11,000,058, 13-15: $13M annually, 16:$13M vesting option
That's a pretty expensive 250 innings, if he's healthy

Carl Crawford lf
7 years/$142M (2011-17)
7 years/$142M (2011-17)
signed by Boston as a free agent 12/11/10
$6M signing bonus (paid in $1M increments 1/10, 5/1, 6/1, 7/1, 8/1, 9/1/10)
11:$14M, 12:$19.5M, 13:$20M, 14:$20.25M, 15:$20.5M, 16:$20.75M, 17:$21M
He'll be better, but this is nuts

John Lackey rhp
5 years/$82.5M (2010-14), plus conditional 2015 option
5 years/$82.5M (2010-14), plus conditional 2015 option
signed by Boston as a free agent 12/16/09
$3.5M signing bonus
10:$18M, 11:$15.25M, 12:$15.25M, 13:$15.25M, 14:$15.25M
Dumb

Daisuke Matsuzaka rhp
6 years/$52M (2007-12)
6 years/$52M (2007-12)
posted by Seibu Lions 11/06, with Boston submitting high bid of $51,111,111 to Seibu to acquire negotiating rights with Matsuzaka for 30 days
signed by Boston 12/06
$2M signing bonus
07:$6M, 08:$8M, 09:$8M, 10:$8M, 11:$10M, 12:$10M. Plus $51 million posting fee!
I guess he sold some jerseys for the Red Sox

Joaquin Benoit rhp
3 years/$16.5M (2011-13)
3 years (2011-13)
signed by Detroit as a free agent 11/17/10
11:$5.5M, 12:$5.5M, 13:$5.5M
Yea, a reliever is worth more than a league average catcher

Brandon Inge 3b
2 years/$11.5M (2011-12), plus 2013 club option
2 years/$11.5M (2011-12), plus 2013 club option
signed extension with Detroit 10/21/10
11:$5.5M, 12:$5.5M, 13:$6M club option ($0.5M buyout)
He was fucking DFA'd

Joe Mauer c
8 years/$184M (2011-18)
8 years/$184M (2011-18)
signed extension with Minnesota 3/22/10 (largest-ever deal for a catcher and fourth-largest contract in history at signing)
11-18: $23 million annually
He is going to be a 15 HR hitting 1B in 2 years.

Justin Morneau 1b
6 years/$80M (2008-13)
6 years/$80M (2008-13)
signed extension with Minnesota 1/25/08, replacing 1 year/$7.4M deal signed 1/18/08 (avoided arbitration)
$6M signing bonus
08:$7.4M, 09:$10.6M, 10:$14M, 11:$14M, 12:$14M, 13:$14M
Poor dude, but it's a bad contract now

Jake Peavy rhp
3 years/$52M (2010-2012), plus 2013 club option
3 years/$52M (2010-12), plus 2013 club option
signed extension with San Diego 12/12/07
10:$15M, 11:$16M, 12:$17M, 13:$22M club option ($4M buyout)
Only Ken Williams would trade for this

Alex Rios of
7 years/$69.835M (2008-14), plus 2015 club option
7 years/$69.835M (2008-14), plus 2015 club option
signed extension with Toronto 4/4/08, re-working 2008 deal signed 2/5/08 ($3.5M signing bonus remains, 2008 salary reduced from $1.335M to $0.735M)
08:$0.735M, 09:$5.9M, 10:$9.7M, 11:$12M, 12:$12M, 13:$12.5M, 14:$12.5M, 15:$13.5M club option ($1M buyout)
Only Ken Williams would trade for this

Adam Dunn 1b-of
4 years/$56M (2011-14)
4 years/$56M (2011-14)
signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/3/10
11:$12M, 12:$14M, 13:$15M, 14:$15M
Whoops!

Alex Rodriguez 3b
10 years/$275M (2008-17)
10 years/$275M (2008-17)
re-signed by 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
Strong contender worst contract in baseball. He is due more money in any single year than Buck for three years

A.J. Burnett rhp
5 years/$82.5M (2009-13)
5 years/$82.5M (2009-13)
signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/12/08
09-13:$16.5M annually
limited no-trade clause (Burnett may block deals to 10 clubs each year)
He sucks

Derek Jeter ss
3 years/$51M (2011-13), plus 2014 player option
3 years/$51M (2011-13), plus 2014 player option
re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/6/10
11:$15M, 12:$16M, 13:$17M, 14:$8M player option ($3M buyout)
He can barely play SS anymore. Bonifacio is more valuable than him. Seriously.

Mariano Rivera rhp
2 years/$30M (2011-12)
2 years/$30M (2011-12)
re-signed by Yankees as a free agent 12/14/10
11:$15M, 12:$15M
That's a lot of money for 120 innings

Rafael Soriano rhp
3 years/$35M (2011-13)
3 years/$35M (2011-13)
signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 1/14/11
11:$10M, 12:$11M, 13:$14M
Yankees are such assholes

[tr305]

I stand corrected, it's Jason Werth.