Chris Davis's contract will go down as one of the worst in MLB history, but it looks even worse when you take a look at his deferred payments.
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blasted an MLB-high 53 dingers in 2013. Two seasons later, in a contract year, he led the majors again with 47. From 2012 to 2016, he hit 197 homers in 743 games, an average of 39 a season, and the most in baseball in that span. In his first season with the new deal, Davis still managed to park 38 homers, but for the second season in a row, he led the majors with 219 strikeouts . After that, though, it went downhill.
First baseman Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles sits on the ground after fielding a ball against the Miami Marlins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 6, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland.Davis would have been owed $17 million for the 2022 season, the final of his contract. The Orioles will give that salary in deferred payments, but the original contract he signed had plenty of those as well. In fact, Davis will make a whopping $59 million over the next 14 years without even suiting up.
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