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Grantland: 10 Worst Contracts


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Who doesn't get exposed to waivers?

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On October 30th?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1650053

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox placed All-Star slugger Manny Ramirez on irrevocable waivers Wednesday.

The move means any major league team can have Ramirez -- if it is willing to pay his salary. The outfielder has five years and $101.5 million remaining on a $160 million, eight-year contract, and would get an extra $1 million if he switches teams. He is scheduled to make $20.5 million next season.

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Not my fault they are dumb. 33+ rWAR, two WS championships for a team that hadn't won in 80+ years. I'd put that in the long term FA contracts that worked out bucket.

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Only because he cheated and did not get caught. The contract would have been awful without the assistance.

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Not my fault they are dumb. 33+ rWAR, two WS championships for a team that hadn't won in 80+ years. I'd put that in the long term FA contracts that worked out bucket.

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Two WS Championships tainted by proven PED cheaters. Plural.

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I don't think Jimenez even warrants mention in that article. Other then walks, Jimenez wasn't as bad as it seemed. His contract is the going rate for an average MLB starting pitcher.

"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?"

Jimenez didn't just have a small problem with walks. It torpedoed his season. He was second in the AL in walks (77) despite pitching only 125.1 innings, which was fewer than anyone else in the top 18 in walks. At one point Jimenez went on the disabled list for over a month, and when he came back, he was still leading the league in walks.

I suppose it's true that Jimenez didn't get hit hard when he was in the strike zone, but the walks were a crippling problem.

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If they were dumb what does that make all the teams that didn't claim him?

Risk averse, lacking in funds, and/or aware that Boston must have been pretty pissed with Manny re: "other things" to make that kind of move.

I mean, no one is really claiming there was anything shy of elite performance between the lines for the duration of contract, right?

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I don't think Jimenez even warrants mention in that article. Other then walks, Jimenez wasn't as bad as it seemed. His contract is the going rate for an average MLB starting pitcher.

What's the going rate for replacement level pitching? ~$500K?

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