Long Term Baseball Contracts Are a Crap Shoot as Angels Spent $208 Million to Learn

 

When a sports team signs a player to a contract with a several year term
It’s a crap shoot he will perform at past years’ levels or above to  justify the salary he will earn|
He must avoid injuries that keep him off the field
And when on the field his stats and stellar record must yield
In 2019 Anthony Rendon who propelled the Washington Nationals to a World Series victory
Their first World Series win in the team’s history
The Angels signed him to a 7 year $245 million contract thinking MVP’s he would win|
Instead a string of injuries sending him to the sidelines would begin
In the first six years of his contract he played in  only 257 of 1,032 games
And when on the field his stats fell far below his 2019 fame
In 2025 because of hip surgery the entire season he missed
After 60 days on the injured reserved, he will no longer be on the Angel’s roster list
He will lose the $38 million if he were to in 2026 play
But given his injuries he must have put a good chunk of the $208 already paid put away

© 12/30/2025 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet