most overpaid players baseball

[jjgold]

Stanton
Harper
Bellinger
?

 

[theriver55]

SOTO GOLD c'mon

 

[MinnesotaFats]

I love the massive contracts where guys never play.

Twins scooped up two Yankee mistakes: Pavano & Humber (or Houghes??)

Those two made $200M turn of the century from NYY and never played.

That kid that LAA gave a boatload of money to about 5 years ago, think he hit like 15 homer's for them til

DeGrom gotta be on this list, he's always on the DL. Granted he's still the best pitcher in baseball.

 

[Tanko]

I love the massive contracts where guys never play.

Twins scooped up two Yankee mistakes: Pavano & Humber (or Houghes??)

Those two made $200M turn of the century from NYY and never played.

That kid that LAA gave a boatload of money to about 5 years ago, think he hit like 15 homer's for them til

DeGrom gotta be on this list, he's always on the DL. Granted he's still the best pitcher in baseball.

LAA guy was Anthony Rendon. He was my pick for highest overpaid player ever.

In 2020 they signed him for $245 million. He's played in 257 GAMES and has been off the roster since 2024. They will continue to pay him $38M for the next 4 years before he is off the books.

$245M/257 games = $953,000 per game

 

[jjgold]

I was looking at these baseball contracts. I can’t believe what they’re making to bat 210.

 

[lekidecincinnati]

mlb is messed up team control during prime years guys not paid enough then when they hit free agency sign huge long term deals that 95 pct don't work out for the team like

strasburg
kris bryant
anthony rondon
patrick corbin
jason heyward
etc
etc
etc

 

[djefferis]

Great idea - next let’s talk most overpaid posters.

Wanna guess who takes the top spot in that poll ?

 

[BigJay]

mlb is messed up team control during prime years guys not paid enough then when they hit free agency sign huge long term deals that 95 pct don't work out for the team like

strasburg
kris bryant
anthony rondon
patrick corbin
jason heyward
etc
etc
etc

Strasburg made himself a quarter-billion $$ contract during that incredible World Series.

Pitched 31 innings the rest of his career due to injury.

 

[theriver55]

8. The New York Mets and free agent outfielder Juan Soto had reached an agreement on a jaw-dropping 15-year, $765 million contract that would be the largest in professional sports history once signed.Sep 24, 2025

 

[KingKolzig]

Soto a prick too

 

[jjgold]

Baseball a dead game too as far as tv

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Bobby Bonilla

Probably won’t even get one hit this season

 

[lekidecincinnati]

Baseball a dead game too as far as tv

hard to watch too many strike outs batting avgs way down

 

[KingKolzig]

Where are all the starting aces this year?

 

[Jrgum3]

Strasburg made himself a quarter-billion $$ contract during that incredible World Series.

Pitched 31 innings the rest of his career due to injury.

That kid had so much potential. He had a Hall of Fame arm but his body betrayed him. He still got a World Series ring though but man his career should have been so much more with his arm talent.

 

[Tanko]

That kid had so much potential. He had a Hall of Fame arm but his body betrayed him. He still got a World Series ring though but man his career should have been so much more with his arm talent.

Just like everyone else, I thought he was going to be the next Nolan Ryan.
Sad his body couldn't keep up.