MLB: The Top Ten Biggest Cuban Busts

4) Alex Guerrero (released) Four years, $28m

About six weeks after the Arruebarrena suspension, Guerrero was designated for assignment. The third baseman/left fielder signed a four-year $28 million contract in October 2013.

Guerrero made the Dodgers 25 man roster out of spring training at the beginning of the 2014 season. He played in the two games the Dodgers played against Arizona in Australia. After the Dodgers trip down under he was optioned to Albuquerque. He wouldn’t return until he played 13 games after being called up in September/October when the rosters expanded from 25 to 40.

when the rosters expanded from 25 to 40.

He made the Dodgers 25 man roster out of spring training in 2015. He got off to a great start last season. Guerrero hit .423 with five home runs and 13 RBIs in 28 at-bats in April. He had a .429 OBP/1.077 SLG/1.505 OPS.  His average started to fall in May, but he still hit four home runs and drove in eight.  Nine home runs and 25 RBIs through the first two months of the season were encouraging for the rookie. He seemed to be living up to his high priced contract.

The next three months were abysmal, especially July and August. He hit .091 in July and followed that up with a .148 August without any RBIs or extra base hits. He rebounded a bit in October, but that was likely the end of Guerrero in a Dodgers uniform.

After batting over .300 the last two years in spring training, Guerrero hit .238 with no home runs and two RBIs in exhibitions this season. Guerrero cemented his fate with his performance at three minor league stops in the first two months this season. Splitting time between Rancho Cucamonga, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City, Guerrero hit .136 with one home run and four RBIs over 68 at-bats in 16 games.

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