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Remaining years and money left on the books is a major factor in deciding which contracts rank as the worst heading into the new season, so it seemed reasonable to lump all of the bad deals with two years left on the books into one category in the No. 10 spot.
Here are the worst deals with only two years remaining and a light at the end of the tunnel:
3B Anthony Rendon, LAA: Two years, $77.1 million
SP Robbie Ray, SF: Two years, $50 million
OF George Springer, TOR: Two years, $48.3 million
OF Nick Castellanos, PHI: Two years, $40 million
SP Taijuan Walker, PHI: Two years, $36 million
SP Lance McCullers Jr., HOU: Two years, $35.4 million
IF DJ LeMahieu, NYY: Two years, $30 million
1B/3B Jeimer Candelario, CIN: Two years, $29 million
The worst of the bunch is undoubtedly Anthony Rendon, who has managed just 4.7 WAR over the first five seasons of his seven-year, $245 million deal and will again be one of the highest-paid players in the sport in 2025.
Further down the list, Taijuan Walker and DJ LeMahieu are both candidates to be outright released this offseason as a sunk cost could outweigh their negative contributions.