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Ben Nicholson-Smith of MLBTR looked at some of the least successful signings of the off season last year. And there’s a good chance that Oliver Perez was the worst of them all. Here are the other candidates.
Oliver Perez – $36MM over three years – He allowed 51 runs in 66 innings for an ugly 6.82 [...]
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