The MLB all over-paid team

First Base: Chris Davis – $21.1 million

Chris Davis is experiencing one of the biggest drop-offs I have seen in my time of watching professional sports. As far as a guy who continues to play as a starter, but I wouldn’t expect to see Davis starting for much longer if this keeps up.

Davis has hit under .200 two seasons in a row now, and his salary remains over $20 million throughout 2022. It’s not a pretty look, but for a team that went from making the playoffs in 2016 to finishing 2019 with 108 losses, the Baltimore Orioles trend downward alongside Davis.

For a player who once finished third in MVP, and hit 53 home runs, Davis’ hitting abilities have diminished.

As a rebuilding team, the Orioles will likely look to bring in young talent, and call up players from the minor leagues to build towards the future. It’s only a matter of time till Davis is chewing gum, and watching games from the dugout for $22 million per season.

Second Base: Dustin Pedroia – $13.1 million

A lot of people will say this should be Robinson Cano, and to me, he’s definitely a close backup for this team. Even though Dustin Pedroia is set to make $11 million less this season than Cano, he is still vastly more overpaid.

For starters, Pedroia has played a total of nine games in the past two seasons. When you include the additions of Jose Peraza and Michael Chavis to the vast amount of knee injuries Pedroia has suffered, you get a third-string second baseman who makes over $25 million for the next two seasons.

Pedroia is a player who is typically disliked among opposing fan bases. Partially due to the fact that he’s on the despised Boston Red Sox, but also due to the fact that he was a very good player in his prime. An MVP in 2008, two world series trophies, a four-time all-star, and a four-time gold glove winner, yet will end his career on a sad note.

Pedroia, like Posey, is a player who would be difficult to criticize for making this much money, due to his amazing contributions to the Red Sox organization since 2007. But in the grand scheme of things, he is the most overpaid second baseman.