Who is your worst contract ever?

Mikecouil · 12-30-2020, 05:27 PM

I signed 30 year old Strasburg to 37 mil a year for 7 years after getting in a bidding war with the Yankees. I acknowledge emotion played a role as the Yankees knocked us out of the playoffs and stole Nelson Cruz from us in free agency.

He had a solid if not stellar first season, going something like 15-7 4.00 or around there. He was our game was starter and got tattooed. We were bounced in round one due to poor pitching. Next season he was hurt in spring training until the second week of the season. He made one start and got hurt in the first inning after giving up 7 runs. He was out for the season. When he returned he was a 2 1/2 star bottom of the bullpen guy. He was then hurt in spring training and was out for the year.

Strasburg thankfully retired and the contract didn't count, something I didn't expect. Had I had to eat that salary without the production I'd have been crippled as the Twins. That got me thinking........what was the worst deal you ever made?

ohiodevil · 12-30-2020, 07:22 PM

I signed Corey Kluber to a 5 year $130 mil extension and he pitched well for the first two years of the contract, then he had an elbow injury in Spring Training and came back in July and struggled big time, had an ERA around 5.10 in September but I kept running him out there every 5th day. In year 4 he was unusable as starter, I think his ERA was 12.00+ in his first 5 starts, so I put him in the bullpen and he finished the year with an ERA around 6.50 and thankfully he decided to retire after that season and I was off the hook for the last $31 mil for that season, he did make it into the Hall of Fame and I turned him into a pitching coach and he hung around my minor leagues for a while.

rudel.dietrich · 12-31-2020, 03:53 AM

In a fictional league I signed a 24 year old to a 10 year $410 million dollar deal. He made his debut at 17 and had 3 MVPs by age 24 so he was vastly underpaid at that point. He looked like a sure thing and I paid him like one.
Sadly it was not to be as he was wrecked by medium term and long term injuries. My season length in this universe is 140 games and he played in only 271 games out of a possible 840 games over the six seasons he remained on the league. He retired just after his 30th birthday and left $170 million left on his contract.
He was still actually a borderline HOF candidate based on his first 7 seasons and still being amazing when he was able to play.

SirSaab · 12-31-2020, 04:18 AM

In my current save, it’s Evan White, just on his default, supposedly team friendly contract. His performance is SO bad, I can’t even get a bite on him by taking on FAR worse contracts for n return. Literally nobody wants him. I waived him, DFA’d him and set my AAA lineup, and he’s languishing on the bench there now. He’s SO bad, in fact (I’m talking career sub-.100 BA), that I’ve toyed with the idea of making him pitch just to see if I can get him hurt and watch him retire. He is the epitome of useless.

Oh, and he remains HAPPY with performance, which pisses me off to no end LOL

Mikecouil · 12-31-2020, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SirSaab

In my current save, it’s Evan White, just on his default, supposedly team friendly contract. His performance is SO bad, I can’t even get a bite on him by taking on FAR worse contracts for n return. Literally nobody wants him. I waived him, DFA’d him and set my AAA lineup, and he’s languishing on the bench there now. He’s SO bad, in fact (I’m talking career sub-.100 BA), that I’ve toyed with the idea of making him pitch just to see if I can get him hurt and watch him retire. He is the epitome of useless.

Oh, and he remains HAPPY with performance, which pisses me off to no end LOL

LOL That's brutal

CBeisbol · 12-31-2020, 12:28 PM

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Strasburg thankfully retired and the contract didn't count,

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Originally Posted by ohiodevil

thankfully he decided to retire after that season and I was off the hook for the last $31 mil

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He retired just after his 30th birthday and left $170 million left on his contract.

Yeah
So, this catches my attention

I know this is a small sample, but...

ShawnSoup · 12-31-2020, 01:01 PM

I signed this pitcher named Nick Grabek this to a contract for about 30 mil a year for 7 years. He was coming off a 3rd place finish in the AL Cy Young race, and 3 straight seasons of 16 or more wins, with low HR/9 BB/9 and WHIP. 2 years into the contract his control went from 65/100 to 17/100!! He was walking 5+ per 9 and sporting a 7+ ERA after 10 starts this season, I currently have him in the bullpen and he is still 3 stars, going to shop him in the offseason see if I can get any suckers.

Meeko · 01-01-2021, 12:07 PM

I signed a 5* Amazing 23y free agent starting pitcher (you know, the international guys that get added to the pool at seasons end, not the July 2nd guys). Had only an average scout rating but the bidding was hard and fast, and I ended up 35m/8 years.

First year he was .500 on a terrible team and 3*, with an era of 5+. TJ the 2nd year, returned the 3rd as a one star reliever. That albatross killed me for half a decade.

Westheim · 01-01-2021, 12:28 PM

It's always hard to pick between those two below.

Dickerson was a really good pitcher that got injured as soon as he donned the jersey during the introductory press conference. That was a 3-yr, $9.6M contract. Now would be the best time to notify you that my finances are modified and at this point in time a $3M salary for a player was reserved to maybe the top 40, top 50 in the league.

Now, DeWeese got a 7-yr, $23.1M contract. For that star salary he delivered one good season (keeping in mind that he was a casual fielder at best), one eh season, and after that he was barely league average. Did I mention he was also a prolific clubhouse cancer and twice voted Worst Human Alive in his Raccoons tenure? Some silly team traded for him in exchange for a defensive-minded centerfielder after that, although even then we had to sweeten the deal with two young players for them.

2017-19 were also years in which the Raccoons had solid teams and were consistently bounced in the first round of the playoffs. Oh, I don't know, maybe it's because that BUM hitting .224 for winner's money??

JerseyPirate · 01-02-2021, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Meeko

I signed a 5* Amazing 23y free agent starting pitcher (you know, the international guys that get added to the pool at seasons end, not the July 2nd guys). Had only an average scout rating but the bidding was hard and fast, and I ended up 35m/8 years.

First year he was .500 on a terrible team and 3*, with an era of 5+. TJ the 2nd year, returned the 3rd as a one star reliever. That albatross killed me for half a decade.

I've learned with those international players to always request a fresh scouting report from my director before I offer contracts. I got burned once in similar fashion with a 5 star guy who flamed out to a 1/2 star within 2 years and I forced him to pitch in A+ ball for the full length of his contract out of spite. LOL

12-30-2020, 05:27 PM	#1
Mikecouil Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: alex Posts: 245	Who is your worst contract ever? I signed 30 year old Strasburg to 37 mil a year for 7 years after getting in a bidding war with the Yankees. I acknowledge emotion played a role as the Yankees knocked us out of the playoffs and stole Nelson Cruz from us in free agency. He had a solid if not stellar first season, going something like 15-7 4.00 or around there. He was our game was starter and got tattooed. We were bounced in round one due to poor pitching. Next season he was hurt in spring training until the second week of the season. He made one start and got hurt in the first inning after giving up 7 runs. He was out for the season. When he returned he was a 2 1/2 star bottom of the bullpen guy. He was then hurt in spring training and was out for the year. Strasburg thankfully retired and the contract didn't count, something I didn't expect. Had I had to eat that salary without the production I'd have been crippled as the Twins. That got me thinking........what was the worst deal you ever made?

12-31-2020, 04:18 AM	#4
SirSaab Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 284	In my current save, it’s Evan White, just on his default, supposedly team friendly contract. His performance is SO bad, I can’t even get a bite on him by taking on FAR worse contracts for n return. Literally nobody wants him. I waived him, DFA’d him and set my AAA lineup, and he’s languishing on the bench there now. He’s SO bad, in fact (I’m talking career sub-.100 BA), that I’ve toyed with the idea of making him pitch just to see if I can get him hurt and watch him retire. He is the epitome of useless. Oh, and he remains HAPPY with performance, which pisses me off to no end LOL __________________ “Lady, I’m not an athlete. I’m a professional baseball player.” - John Kruk Last edited by SirSaab; 12-31-2020 at 04:20 AM.

01-01-2021, 12:28 PM	#9
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,233	It's always hard to pick between those two below. Dickerson was a really good pitcher that got injured as soon as he donned the jersey during the introductory press conference. That was a 3-yr, $9.6M contract. Now would be the best time to notify you that my finances are modified and at this point in time a $3M salary for a player was reserved to maybe the top 40, top 50 in the league. Now, DeWeese got a 7-yr, $23.1M contract. For that star salary he delivered one good season (keeping in mind that he was a casual fielder at best), one eh season, and after that he was barely league average. Did I mention he was also a prolific clubhouse cancer and twice voted Worst Human Alive in his Raccoons tenure? Some silly team traded for him in exchange for a defensive-minded centerfielder after that, although even then we had to sweeten the deal with two young players for them. 2017-19 were also years in which the Raccoons had solid teams and were consistently bounced in the first round of the playoffs. Oh, I don't know, maybe it's because that BUM hitting .224 for winner's money?? Attached Images __________________ Portland Raccoons, 90 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

12-30-2020, 07:22 PM	#2
ohiodevil OOTP Roster Team Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Rocky River, Ohio Posts: 2,423	I signed Corey Kluber to a 5 year $130 mil extension and he pitched well for the first two years of the contract, then he had an elbow injury in Spring Training and came back in July and struggled big time, had an ERA around 5.10 in September but I kept running him out there every 5th day. In year 4 he was unusable as starter, I think his ERA was 12.00+ in his first 5 starts, so I put him in the bullpen and he finished the year with an ERA around 6.50 and thankfully he decided to retire after that season and I was off the hook for the last $31 mil for that season, he did make it into the Hall of Fame and I turned him into a pitching coach and he hung around my minor leagues for a while.

12-31-2020, 03:53 AM	#3
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	In a fictional league I signed a 24 year old to a 10 year $410 million dollar deal. He made his debut at 17 and had 3 MVPs by age 24 so he was vastly underpaid at that point. He looked like a sure thing and I paid him like one. Sadly it was not to be as he was wrecked by medium term and long term injuries. My season length in this universe is 140 games and he played in only 271 games out of a possible 840 games over the six seasons he remained on the league. He retired just after his 30th birthday and left $170 million left on his contract. He was still actually a borderline HOF candidate based on his first 7 seasons and still being amazing when he was able to play.

12-31-2020, 01:01 PM	#7
ShawnSoup Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 123	I signed this pitcher named Nick Grabek this to a contract for about 30 mil a year for 7 years. He was coming off a 3rd place finish in the AL Cy Young race, and 3 straight seasons of 16 or more wins, with low HR/9 BB/9 and WHIP. 2 years into the contract his control went from 65/100 to 17/100!! He was walking 5+ per 9 and sporting a 7+ ERA after 10 starts this season, I currently have him in the bullpen and he is still 3 stars, going to shop him in the offseason see if I can get any suckers.

01-01-2021, 12:07 PM	#8
Meeko Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 55	I signed a 5* Amazing 23y free agent starting pitcher (you know, the international guys that get added to the pool at seasons end, not the July 2nd guys). Had only an average scout rating but the bidding was hard and fast, and I ended up 35m/8 years. First year he was .500 on a terrible team and 3*, with an era of 5+. TJ the 2nd year, returned the 3rd as a one star reliever. That albatross killed me for half a decade.