Ryan Howard, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies
Contract: 5 years, $125 million
2015 base salary: $25 million

[photo via Philly.com]
Howard’s 2015 base salary is $25 million and he’s been greatly underperforming for years now. He hasn’t hit over .300 since his NL MVP year in 2006. The 35-year-old might still hit some moonshots every now and then, but his days as a top-tier player worth $25 million a year were over a long time ago.

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