Josh Hamilton, OF, Texas Rangers
Contract: 5 years, $125 million
2015 base salary: $2 million

[photo via FanSided]
The Los Angeles Angels signed Hamilton to a 5-year, $125 million contract in 2013 and it ended up being disastrous. He never reached his potential in Anaheim and ended up being traded to Texas for virtually nothing after his relapse with drugs.

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