New York Yankees: Top Five Worst Contracts

By Joe Perri | May 5, 2016

May 3, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner (11), designated hitter Alex Rodriguez (13) and right fielder Carlos Beltran (36) look onto the field from the dugout during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

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4. C.C. Sabathia

Some may argue that the 8 year/186 million dollar contract awarded to C.C. Sabathia in 2009 was money well spent – I will not.

Although C.C.’s first four seasons in pinstripes were everything you could have hoped for, his last four have been a nightmare.

He won 74 games for the Yanks in those first four seasons and brought a World Series title to the Bronx in 2009. After his 2012 season, he lost everything. Since then, C.C. is 23-29 with a 4.96 ERA. If Sabathia hasn’t been making almost 25 million dollars in each of those seasons, maybe he wouldn’t even be on this list. But that’s not the case.

The Yankees aren’t paying him to be a $25 million fifth starter. This contract has been a nightmare ever since 2012, and it looks like the Yankees will be stuck with him until after next season. He has a vesting option for 2017 barring any catastrophic injury to his left shoulder which seems to be perfectly fine, although his numbers suggest something else.

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