Patrick Corbin of the Washington Nationals has one of the worst MLB contracts
Unlike his teammate in Strasburg, Corbin did pitch in 2022 … but it certainly wasn’t a plus for Washington.
In the middle of a six-year, $140 million deal where he will make $24 million this season, the 33-year-old left-hander was dismal in 2022, posting three starts where he didn’t even make it out of the first inning. Corbin made 31 starts last season, including 12 after the All-Star Game, a stretch where his ERA ballooned to over 7 (7.13 in those 53.0 innings).
Take a look at his Baseball Savant page and you’ll see nothing but blue (that’s not good) from last season. And there is really nothing to suggest that Corbin will get better in 2023, nor is there anything to suggest that the Nationals won’t stop using him as a starter, no matter how badly he may be pitching.
More on Corbin: “I want to leave this year with a positive moving forward to next year because, regardless of what anyone thinks, he’s gonna be one of our starters next year and the year after that.”
— Andrew Golden (@andrewcgolden) August 9, 2022
Corbin’s salary and performance makes him almost impossible to move, meaning the Nationals are simply stuck with another bad contract in 2023.