For Better or Worse: The Offseason’s Biggest Spenders

Now that Prince Fielder has officially signed his mega-contract, there are only a few big names left that could command some serious cash and years in their next contract. Let’s take a moment to look back on the teams that opened their checkbooks this past season and try to figure out who made moves for the better and who made moves for the worse. Note: This list does not include players who were retained via a club or player option or contract extension. Angels: Albert Pujols 10 years/$240 million, C.J. Wilson 5 years/$77.5 million The Angels, seemingly out of nowhere, landed this offseason’s biggest free agent and a player that will go down as one of the best to ever play the game. Albert Pujols, now 32 years old, decided to leave St. Louis for sunny southern California and a whopping $240 million with performance bonuses over ten years plus a ten year, $10 million personal services contract once this player contract expires. Clearly, the Angels are going for it. That’s fairl...