The worst by team in 2023

By Juan Paez

The world of major league contracts is a total lottery. To a greater or lesser extent, it’s throwing a bunch of millions of dollars into the game of predicting the future. For this reason, logically many of those big agreements end up being headaches for the teams.

In Full SwingWith the help of Bleacher Report, we put together a list of the worst MLB contracts by team for the 2023 season.

Without further ado, let’s get started…

LZ Madison Bumgarner

Age: 33

Stats in 2022: 30 starts, 158.2 EL, 179 H, 49 BB, 112 K, 25 HR, 4.88 PCL

2023 status: 4th year of a five-year, $85 million deal

DH Marcell Ozuna

Age: 32

Stats in 2022: 124 games, 507 PA, 23 HR, .226/.274/.413

2023 status: 3rd year of a four-year, $65 million contract

PS Kyle Gibson

Age: 35

Stats in 2022: 31 starts, 167.2 EL, 176 H, 48 BB, 144 K, 24 HR, 5.05 PCL

2023 status: 1st year of a one-year, $10 million contract

PZ Chris Sale

Age: 33

Stats in 2022: 2 starts, 5.2 EL, 5 H, BB, 5 K, 3.18 PCL

2023 status: 3rd year of a five-year, $145 million contract

PS Kyle Hendricks

Age: 33

Stats in 2022: 16 starts, 84.1 EL, 24 BB, 66 K, 15 HR, 4.80 PCL

2023 status: 4th year of a four-year, $55.5 million contract

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C Yasmani Grandal

Age: 34

Stats in 2022: 99 games, 376 PA, 5 HR, .202/.301/.269

2023 status: 4th year of a four-year, $73 million contract

1B Joey Votto

Age: 39

Stats in 2022: 91 games, 376 PA, 11 HR, .205/.319/.370

2023 status: 10th year of a 10-year, $225 million contract

Other bad contracts

C. Mike Zunino

Age: 31

Stats in 2022: 36 games, 123 PA, 5 HR, .148/.195/.304

2023 status: 1st year of a one-season, $6 million deal

LF Kris Bryant

Age: 31

Stats in 2022: 42 games, 181 PA, 5 HR, .306/.376/.475

2023 status: Year 2 of a seven-year, $182 million contract

DH Miguel Cabrera

Age: 39

Stats in 2022: 112 games, 433 PA, 5 HR, .254/.304/.317

2023 status: 8th year of an eight-year, $240 million deal

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PS Lance McCullers Jr.

Age: 29

Stats in 2022: 8 starts, 47.2 EL, 37 H, 22 BB, 50 K, 4 HR, 2.27 PCL

2023 status: Year 2 of a five-year, $85 million contract

3B Hunter Dozier

Age: 31

Stats in 2022: 128 games, 500 PA, 12 HR, .236/.292/.387

2023 status: 3rd year of a four-year, $25 million deal

3B Anthony Rendon

Age: 32

Stats in 2022: 47 games, 193 PA, 5 HR, .229/.326/.380

2023 status: 4th year of a seven-year, $245 million deal

not finished yet

PS Blake Trainen

Age: 34

Stats in 2022: 5 games, 5.0 EL, H, BB, 6 K, 1.80 PCL

2023 status: 3rd year of a three-year, $24 million deal

RF Avisail Garcia

Age: 31

Stats in 2022: 98 games, 380 PA, 8 HR, .224/.266/.317

2023 status: Year 2 of a four-year, $53 million contract

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LF Christian Yelich

Age: 31

Stats in 2022: 154 games, 671 PA, 14 HR, 19 BR, .252/.355/.383

2023 status: 4th year of a nine-year, $215 million deal

RF Max Kepler

Age: 30

Stats in 2022: 115 games, 446 PA, 9 HR, .227/.318/.348

2023 status: 5th year of a five-year, $32.1 million deal

3B Eduardo Escobar

Age: 34

Stats in 2022: 136 games, 542 PA, 20 HR, .240/.295/.430

2023 status: 2nd year of a two-year, $20 million deal

LF Aaron Hicks

Age: 33

Stats in 2022: 130 games, 453 PA, 8 HR, 10 BR, .216/.330/.313

2023 status: 5th year of a seven-year, $70 million deal

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UT Aledmys Diaz

Age: 32

Stats in 2022: 92 games, 327 PA, 12 HR, .243/.287/.403

2023 status: 1st year of a two-year, $14.5 million deal

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RF Nick Castellanos

Age: 30

Stats in 2022: 136 games, 558 PA, 13 HR, 7 BR, .263/.305/.389

2023 status: Year 2 of a five-year, $100 million deal

1B Carlos Santana

Age: 36

Stats in 2022: 131 games, 19 HRs, .202/.316/.376

2023 status: 1st year of a one-year, $6.8 million deal

PZ Drew Pomeranz

Age: 34

Statistics in 2022: Did not play

2023 status: 4th year of a four-year, $34 million deal

P.S. Anthony DeSclafani

Age: 32

Stats in 2022: 5 starts, 19.0 EL, 34 H, 4 BB, 17 K, 4 HR, 6.63 PCL

2023 status: 2nd year of a three-year, $36 million contract

1B Evan White

Age: 26

Stats in 2022: 28 games, 107 PA, 7 HR, .204/.308/.484 (Minor League)

2023 status: 4th year of a six-year, $24 million deal

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PZ Steven Matz

Age: 31

Stats in 2022: 15 games (10 starts), 48.0 EL, 50 H, 10 BB, 54 K, 8 HR, 5.25 PCL

2023 status: Year 2 of a four-year, $44 million deal

Other bad contracts

OF Manuel Margot

Age: 28

Stats in 2022: 89 games, 363 PA, 4 HR, 7 BR, .274/.325/.375

2023 status: 2nd year of a two-year, $19 million deal

PS Jon Gray

Age: 31

Stats in 2022: 24 starts, 127.1 EL, 105 H, 39 BB, 134 K, 17 HR, 3.96 PCL

2023 status: Year 2 of a four-year, $56 million contract

PZ Yusei Kikuchi

Age: 31

Stats in 2022: 32 games (20 starts), 100.2 EL, 93 H, 58 BB, 124 K, 23 HR, 5.19 PCL

2023 status: 2nd year of a three-year, $36 million deal

P.S. Stephen Strasburg

Age: 34

Stats in 2022: 1 start, 4.2 EL 8 H, 2 BB, 5 K, HR, 13.50 PCL

2023 status: Year 4 of a $245 million, seven-year deal.