Worst FA signings ever...

[GotQueen16]

Re: Worst FA signings ever...

I believe it was a trade

Yes, for Kevin Appier.

[nyisles16]

Re: Worst FA signings ever...

yes, indeed it was Appier for Mooo Vaughn.. however, while he was a bust in NY, at least insurance paid most of the contract..

[redskinrussell]

Re: Worst FA signings ever...

[QUOTE=oo7Soxs]Juan Gone-TigersQUOTE]

Juan Gone was a trade to the Tigers. We gave up Frank Catalanatto, Gabe Kapler, and Justin Thompson for him. A horrible trade but thank God he did not want to sign with us. That would have been by far the worst Randy Smith signing, and thats saying something.

[LetsGoBucs]

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Derek "Operation Shutdown" Bell


"Derek Bell becomes the ultimate Pirate: Lives on a boat and steals money."

AMEN Brother!!!

Don't forget:
Pat Mears - I think he eventually sued the Bucs or something...

[Sedihawk2K5]

Re: Worst FA signings ever...

Here's some painful Seattle Mariners free agents:

How about Jeff Cirillo, acquired for Brian Fuentes and Denny Stark and signed to a 4-year, $32 million dollar extension? He fizzled out big-time, whined about Safeco Field and Lou Piniella in particular, was benched and finally was moved to SD for Kevin Jarvis and Wiki Gonzalez. An $8 million a year bust.

Oh, and on a huge scale, how about A-Rod for 10 years, $252 million? When it was widely reported afterwards that there wasn't another bid within $100 million of that number, and Tom Hicks basically bid against himself?? Did you know that Scott Boras arrived at $252 million because he was dead-set on doubling the biggest contract ever signed in sports at that time, which was Kevin Garnett? It was in a book written a few years ago by a Seattle columnist, Art Thiel. The story was that Boras got the total to $240 million, and then did just about everything humanly possible to get it to $252 million, double the $126 million Kevin Garnett had at the time. A-Rod produced, but he played what, 3 years in Texas?? And now Texas has Brad Wilkerson to show for it. Amazing. That contract alone nearly led to a massive labor problem.

Finally, on Beltre and Beltran. I think you have to give it another season. I do think Beltre flat-out cashed in on a fluke year, but when you look at his previous 4 seasons, they are right in line with what he put in 2005, his first year in Seattle. Are they worth $12 million a year? No way. Was his 2004 season worth that? Absolutely. But as this thread is showing, free agency is no sure thing, period!