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Jeff Passan's Most Overpaid Team
Here's an interesting article from the Yahoo columnist that includes his selections for most overpaid players so far this year. Some of the blurbs are downright painful, like the reminder that Jason Kendall is earning more than $13M for this year's "production."
I bring it up because overpaid players are so often a source of trade rumors on a thin market. After all, do you think it would take much to pry Kendall away from the A's? Shea Hillenbrand away from the Angels? It seems that clubs falling in the standings with money to burn (Yankees, anyone?) can always take on more salary, making deals like last year's Bobby Abreu acquisition, which cost little more than money.
The All-Overpaid team doesn't have a lot of candidates for that sort of deal, because many of the players are already playing for one of the rich teams, or--in Kendall's case--aren't going to be coveted by anybody. But there are a few candidates. The most notable is Scott Rolen. I would be surprised if he were traded, but if Walt Jocketty found a GM more optimistic about Rolen's decline years than he is, the Cards could certain use the payroll flexibility.
The other names that pop out are relievers Armando Benitez and Scott Eyre. Benitez was rumored in some salary-dump swaps in the offseason, and if he strings together a couple more poor outings, he could end up out of the 9th inning. If that's the case, he could end up a poor man's (well...maybe "poor" isn't the best way to put it) version of 2006 Francisco Cordero. Eyre doesn't offer the same potential, but the further he sinks into Lou Piniella's doghouse, the more likely he'll have a chance to return to form in a new uniform.
By Jeff Sackmann
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He put Carlos Delgado as the most overpaid 1bman? Before going to NY he was probably the most under rated player in the game. 10 straight 30+ homer seasons, 11 straight 90+ rbi's. In the last 15 seasons he has averaged .288 38 hr 121 rbi 39 doubles and 91 walks. Everyone goes through a slump. Sure as far as the first 2 months stats go, he hasn't "earned his salary". But I think he has earned the benefit of the doubt to be able to have 2 bad months without being put in the same catagory as Kendell/Pavano/Benitez/Hampton. It won't be a career year for him, but I'll put money on another 30, 100 year.
Posted by: spieldogg | May 31, 2007 at 06:16 PM
Nobody in baseball is overpaid.
Posted by: Sandberg | May 31, 2007 at 06:39 PM
Sorry, meant to say underpaid. Nobody in baseball is underpaid.
Posted by: Sandberg | May 31, 2007 at 06:40 PM
Richie Sexson is way more over paid then Delgado
Posted by: beaminack | May 31, 2007 at 06:46 PM
Josh Beckett 8-0, 2.65ERA, 6million. That isn't underpaid? But Smoltz is? Lackey?
Attacking Clement was kinda unfair, he did huge damage to that shoulder when he was pitching through the pain last year. What about Carpenter?
Posted by: quintjs | May 31, 2007 at 08:23 PM
It's not really fair to put BJ Ryan in there. Injuries happen. He had an excellent year last year and attempted to pitch through the pain. He should be back next year.
It's not like he pulled a Pavano and tried to avoid pitching. There isn't any dispute over Ryan's injury being legit.
Posted by: yanksfan | May 31, 2007 at 08:42 PM
Why would he include players that have less than 6 years in the league instead of putting the truly underpaid players? That's just lazy journalism.
Posted by: Teetz | June 01, 2007 at 07:32 AM
"Why would he include players that have less than 6 years in the league instead of putting the truly underpaid players? That's just lazy journalism."
Agree completely. This is the quintessential apples-to-oranges piece.
Compare FA signings to other FA signings, and there's the potential for an interesting read.
Posted by: davearm | June 01, 2007 at 10:18 AM