Most Overpaid Player Ever

[HammerDown]

 

[Cedrique]

I still don't see how the answer isn't Ryan Howard.

At the time he signed his contract, he was worth about $15M per year. He was a one-trick pony offensively and a terrible defensive 1B. They gave him $25M per year through his mid-30s. Now, he's 2 years into the contract and he's already finished. His one trick isn't even working any more. I said that he would be lucky to still be in the Majors by the 5th year when he signed the deal. Looks like I guessed right on that one.

This should be bumped once a month until Howard is no longer playing. Whether you want to blame it on him or the management that continues to play him, his negative WAR insures that the more he plays, the more overpaid he will be. Baseball is a game of adjustments. This guy has never made any adjustments- ever. He came into the league in a perfect situation for his game, with young Utley, Burrell, Abreu then Werth hitting around him, then as management slowly took away anyone that had any plate discipline he has done absolutely Nothing to change his approach. And the decline in his stats make that painfully obvious. Whether you judge it based on performance, effort, or a combination of the two Howard is the most overpaid player in the game. By most accounts he is a great guy, but I have friends that are great guys that are lazy as fuck and I would never want them working for me because, like Howard, they would be grossly overpaid no matter how much they made. His OBP is currently .277. Enough said

 

[gb2]

Dan Uggla, hands down.
Dude should be arrested for theft/embezzlement/larceny every time he cashes a paycheck. Got paid 13mil a year his last 3 years in Atlanta to suck. His fielding was atrocious and much like Howard, has 1 swing...which is dead pull.
It ain't hard to get this POS out.
So glad Atlanta finally got rid of him.

 

[Villain]

The right answer is Ryan Howard, by the way. Thanks for playing, everyone.

/Thread

 

[StanMarsh51]

Howard's owed at least another $35M....$25M next year and a $10M buyout for 2017 as it seems unlikely his $23M team option will be picked up.

 

[tducey]

Ryan Howard, though I remember how good he was. Seems like he signed that contract and he's been down ever since.

 

[Villain]

Ryan Howard, though I remember how good he was. Seems like he signed that contract and he's been down ever since.

The worst part was that he was down before the contract even went into effect. It is arguably the dumbest contract extension ever.

 

[rmilia1]

Aren't the Mets still paying Bobby Bonilla?

Mother fucking read my mind

 

[broncosmitty]

I had forgotten all about this thread.

 

[Nosferatu]

Just a quick shout out for Joe Mauer who at least deserves to be part of the conversation...

 

[HammerDown]

Albert. Pujols.

 

[Villain]

Albert. Pujols.

Is he overpaid? Yep. Is the MOST overpaid? No.

Spoiler

 

[navamind]

Seriously though, it's Ryan Howard and it isn't even up for debate. Even before the injury, he wasn't that good. He had one AS caliber year, though he had no business winning MVP. Hell, he wasn't even the most valuable Philly (Utley).

 

[Chef99]

I had forgotten all about this thread.

Haha me too. Does this mean Bonilla is no longer in the equation?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Seriously though, it's Ryan Howard and it isn't even up for debate. Even before the injury, he wasn't that good. He had one AS caliber year, though he had no business winning MVP. Hell, he wasn't even the most valuable Philly (Utley).

Vernon. Wells.

 

[StanMarsh51]

Vernon. Wells.

Wells for the duration of his 7 year contract provided a 6.8 WAR.
Howard by comparison during the 4 years of his current contract has a -3.0 WAR.


Both are bad but I think it's easily Howard.

 

[Villain]

Both are bad but I think it's easily Howard.

Exactly. Howard is on an island with this one. At least Pujols, Wells, whoever have provided some value. Enough value to justify their deals? Hell no. But it's something.

 

[broncosmitty]

Haha me too. Does this mean Bonilla is no longer in the equation?

His production really doesn't match his paycheck.

Retired switch hitters are hard to find though. Hahahaha.

 

[Villain]

Won't Scherzer be getting paid like 15MM/year after he retires?