There's a solid review of all of the $100+ million deals done by SI.com today. Here are only the grades; you'll have to check out the link for the full review:
- Kevin Brown, Overall grade: C-
- Ken Griffey Jr., Overall grade: D+
- Alex Rodriguez, Overall grade (first contract): C; Overall grade (second contract): Incomplete
- Manny Ramirez, Overall grade: A-
- Mike Hampton, Overall grade: F
- Jason Giambi, Overall grade: D+
- Todd Helton, Overall grade: C
- Albert Pujols, Overall grade: A
- Carlos Beltran, Overall grade: B-
- Vernon Wells, Overall grade: C
- Alfonso Soriano, Overall grade: B-
- Barry Zito, Overall grade: F
- Carlos Lee, Overall grade: C
- Miguel Cabrera, Overall Grade: Incomplete
- Johan Santana, Overall grade: Incomplete
Maybe it's me, but I forgot how many guys were given contracts this size. I flat out forgot about Wells, Lee, and even Soriano, to a lesser degree.
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Arod's first contract was easily a B. Really the only slight against him happened in the playoffs, but that is such a small percentage of the games played under the contract.
What about Jeters? I think we can all agree it's at least a B.
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