3 scariest contracts on the Chicago White Sox roster right now
The Chicago White Sox are a horrible Major League Baseball organization. They have been for a long time now but it was supposed to be different at this point in time.
Now, they are loaded with problems. The players are a big part of it and that needs to get fixed and get fixed in short order. They might not need to rebuild fully but a retool is coming.
With a new man in charge named Chris Getz, things might be a little bit different over time. He wants to prove all of the doubters wrong by becoming a good team. He should know we are all rooting for him.
Unfortunately, he has to deal with some of the previous regime’s garbage. To celebrate Halloween while having this discussion, these are the three scariest contracts on the roster right now:
1. Yoan Moncada
The Chicago White Sox can firmly say that Yoan Moncada is a bust.
The Chicago White Sox owe Yoan Moncada 24 million dollars to play for them in 2023. That right there makes it the scariest contract on the team. It is amongst the scariest in all of Major League Baseball.
The Sox had a lot of faith that he would turn into a star. He was paid like it when he was younger. The early returns were promising as he was one of the best young players in the league.
Once the 2020 season hit, however, things really started to go downhill for Moncada. He was good in 2021 but mostly terrible since. The fact that he gets paid like a superstar is not good for the White Sox right now.
2. Andrew Benintendi
The White Sox didn't get what they needed from Andrew Benintendi.
Last off-season, the Chicago White Sox gave Andrew Benintendi the richest contract in the history of the Chicago White Sox. It was a great moment for him in his life but it was always risky.
The fact that he got the richest contract in team history makes it seem worse than it is. It is only worth 75 million which was market value for a player like him. The fact that they have never paid more for someone better is the true issue here.
It is unfortunate that the first of five years on this deal was a terrible one for him. He was truly terrible for the White Sox during the 2023 MLB season. His glove (which is supposed to be elite) was terrible out in left field and he couldn't hit either.
This is amongst the scariest contracts on the team. There is a tad bit more hope that he will bounce back than some of the other guys but you can't fully bank on it right now.
Benintendi has been a great player in his career. The White Sox were extra bad around him so we'll see how he responds in 2024. As of right now, the contract is very bad.
3. Aaron Bummer
Aaron Bummer has been a disaster for the Chicago White Sox lately.
Aaron Bummer will be making five million dollars with the White Sox in 2024. It is a lot of money to be paying someone as bad as him so it is clearly a scary contract right now.
There are club options in 2025 and 2026 but the White Sox will almost certainly not pick those up which makes it a little better but having him in 2024 is still bad.
Bummer started to fall off in 2022 but he became a disaster of a reliever in 2023. The White Sox should absolutely DFA him but he is the one that has avoided it for whatever reason.
Maybe, just maybe, if he is really bad again in 2024 they can get rid of him. He will go to another team and succeed because they will help him take command of his stuff back but it isn't working with this White Sox team.
The White Sox really need to start being smarter with their contracts. They don't buy premium free agents but they do waste a lot of money on bad players. It just makes no sense.
Hopefully, everyone has a happy Halloween while being scared of these completely scary contracts on the books of the Chicago White Sox.
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