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Bad Contract Swap Meet

By Tim Dierkes [October 28, 2009 at 11:54am CST]

Got a bad contract on your hands? Maybe you can swap it for another team's problem. I'll list the bad contracts, you connect the dots.

Vernon Wells, Blue Jays - five years, $98.5MM
Alfonso Soriano, Cubs - five years, $90MM
Barry Zito, Giants - four years, $83MM
Alex Rios, White Sox - five years, $59.7MM
Travis Hafner, Indians - three years, $40.25MM
Aaron Rowand, Giants - three years, $36MM
Carlos Guillen, Tigers - two years, $26MM
Carlos Silva, Mariners - two years, $25MM
Francisco Cordero, Reds - two years, $25MM
Oliver Perez, Mets - two years, $24MM
Gary Matthews Jr., Angels - two years, $23MM
Milton Bradley, Cubs - two years, $21MM
Juan Pierre, Dodgers - two years, $18.5MM
Jeff Suppan, Brewers - one year, $14.5MM
David Ortiz, Red Sox - one year, $12.5MM
Jeremy Bonderman, Tigers - one year, $12.5MM
Jose Guillen, Royals - one year, $12MM
Eric Chavez, Athletics - one year, $12MM
Dontrelle Willis, Tigers - one year, $12MM
Eric Byrnes, Diamondbacks - one year, $11MM
Fausto Carmona, Indians - two years, $11MM
Scott Linebrink, White Sox - two years, $10.5MM
Nate Robertson, Tigers - one year, $10MM
Edgar Renteria, Giants - one year, $9.5MM
Pat Burrell, Rays - one year, $9MM
Kei Igawa, Yankees - two years $8MM
Jeff Francis, Rockies - one year, $5.75MM
Kyle Farnsworth, Royals - one year, $5MM
Willy Taveras, Reds - one year, $4MM
Aaron Miles, Cubs - one year, $2.7MM
Honorable mentions: Michael Young (4/64, some deferred), Carlos Lee (3/55.5), Derek Lowe (3/45), Todd Helton (2/40.3), Kyle Lohse (3/32.625), Magglio Ordonez (1/18, possible vesting option), Mike Lowell (1/12), Chris Snyder (2/11.25), Cristian Guzman (1/8), Jamie Moyer (1/7.5), Kaz Matsui (1/5)