The MLB all over-paid team

Pitcher: Jordan Zimmermann: $25 million

At the time the Detroit Tigers signed this contract, it seemed like a solid deal. Jordan Zimmermann was coming off four consecutive strong seasons as a member of the Washington Nationals, including two all-star seasons.

Since coming to Detroit, the Tigers have only finished with a record over .500 once, and have gone downhill ever since, to the point where they finished 2019 as the worst team in baseball with a record of 47-114.

Zimmermann’s lowest ERA as a member of the Detroit Tigers came in 2018, and it was only 4.52, and he set a career-high for earned runs the year before, giving up 108.

Luckily for the Tigers, this is the final season of his deal. It’s safe to say that teams won’t be fighting for the opportunity to sign Zimmermann to another large contract at the conclusion of this season.

Catcher: Buster Posey – $22.2 million

I hate to do this to a player who has had such an outstanding career, but Buster Posey seems to be trailing in a downwards direction.

After four consecutive all-star seasons, Posey posted career lows in the majority of his stats, including a below .700 OPS for the first time in his career since his rookie season, which only saw him play seven games. Posey also finished with career lows in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage.

In Posey’s career, he has only played in under 100 games twice. In seasons where he played over 100 games, 2019 was Posey’s lowest year for hits and RBI’s and was his second-highest strikeout total for his career.

This contract was signed prior to 2013, and Posey has definitely earned the contract as a whole, but for 2020, and going forward, it doesn’t look pretty. San Francisco Giants fans will never complain about paying Posey though, as they shouldn’t. The catcher has helped bring them 3 world series titles, including an MVP season in the course of his career.