#1 - Barry Zito - Zito was payed $126 million over the next seven years. So far this season Zito is 6-9 with a 4.90 ERA. Barry has a the worst ERA of all Giant's starting pitchers and his win percentage among Giant's starters is the second worst.
#2 - Roger Clemens - The Yankees paid Roger roughly $28 million to get them back in the AL East race. So far, Roger has not done it. Sure he brings leadership and respect to the clubhouse, but this season Roger is a measly 2-3.
#3 - J.D. Drew - Drew is batting .258, has driven in 33 runs, 47 runs, and just 66 hits in 256 at bats. J.D. is being paid $70 million over five years by the Red Sox. J.D. really needs to improve to be worth that amount of money.
#4 - Julio Lugo - Lugo is batting .201! Julio has not done anything well this year besides stealing bases. Julio's OBP is .273 and has only hit 13 doubles so far this season. Julio has only scored 36 times and has driven in 40 runs. His OPS is a pathetic, .573.
#5 - Johnny Damon - Johnny will receive $52 million in the next four years with the Yankees. That is somewhere around $12.5 million per year. Now, let's take a look at Johnny's stats. Johnny is batting .245, has scored just 44 times, and has only 27 runs batted in, which is only 3 more than the amount he drove in during his rookie season when he drove in 23 runs in 29 less games.
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I said all along Clemens would suck.
ohio state and…
Columbus, OH
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Damon needs to grow his hair back and then he would be able to find his swing again..
vols2259
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Clearly, Theo knew something when he didn't re-sign Pedro or Damon. I think there's a small chance Drew will come around, but for that kind of money?!? I was put off by those 2 signings then, and I don't see any reason to repent my bad attitude about them now.
Good list.
upstatebosoxbabe
Rochester , NY
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Clemens = 2 runs over his last 16 IP. Overrated to you, improving and pitching later into games than he has in years to me.
chalklounge #10
New York, NY
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Clemens may be doing well his past two starts, but there is no way he is worth that much money.
NEsportsfan27
North Reading , MA
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Agree about Zito.
Clemens has too many career wins, overpaid yes, overrated no.
J.D Drew, yes very much so, should be number 1 on the list
Lugo, yeah, but there are probably some other guys who are more deserving of this "honor."
Damon, again a case of a guy who's probably more overpaid than overrated. To be fair he's been unhealthy most of the year, actually since he's come to the Yanks he's been pretty unhealthy.
MarianoIsDaMan
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My top 5 underrated guys
1 Vlad Guerrero- had this guy played in any other era, people would probably realize how amazing a ballplayer he is.
2. Matt Holliday - very nice ballplayer for Colorado. Nobody knows him.
3. Jake Peavy - fairly well known and acknowledged, but often gets overlooked.
4. Victor Ramirez - when people think of the best catchers, his name doesn't come up as often as it should. Granted he's not the greatest defensive catcher.
5 Carl Crawford - Getting better all the time, overlooked because he plays with the awful rays.
MarianoIsDaMan
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Vlad is horribly underappreciated, I agree with Mariano.
AdamLee
Seguin , TX
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Victor Martinez.
adams300
West Palm Beach , FL
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I didn't list Vlad as an underrated player because most people I know think of Vlad as one of the best in the game right now, as do I.
NEsportsfan27
North Reading , MA
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David Beckham is the most overrated "athlete" on the planet Earth. Who cares one iota about this fool? I swear, not one person I know gives a flip about this over-hyped Euro-trash soccer player.
scatback
Gainesville , GA
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