MLB players whose former teams are paying their salaries

Sometimes big contracts just don't work out in MLB. For the most part, that was the case with these 10 players who are still getting paid by their former teams.

Robinson Cano, 2B

Cano signed a mammoth 10-year, $228.26 million contract with the Mariners in 2014. After five seasons in Seattle, he was shipped to the Mets along with closer Edwin Diaz and $20 million to cover part of the remaining $120 million on his contract. Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen acquired Cano and also happens to be the second baseman's former agent.

Jedd Gyorko, IF

The Padres extended Gyorko in 2015, signing him to a five-year, $35 million contract. After playing only one year under that contract, the power hitter was traded to St. Louis for outfielder Jon Jay. San Diego also included $9.5 million to pay for Gyorko's remaining four years.

Matt Kemp, OF

Kemp seems to have been everywhere since he signed an eight-year, $160 million contract with the Dodgers in 2012. He was traded with cash to the rival Padres in 2015 in a deal that netted L.A. Yasmani Grandal and two other players. Less than two years later, he was traded to Atlanta with cash. Somehow he found his way back to L.A. in December of 2017 as part of a trade, but after playing one season with his original team, he was traded to Cincinnati this offseason. The net result is that the Dodgers have paid $32 million and the Padres have paid $10.5 million for him to play elsewhere.

Mike Leake, SP

Leake landed a huge five-year, $80 million contract with the Cardinals in 2016. He played nearly two seasons in St. Louis before getting traded to Seattle, along with $15 million and international bonus money, for a minor leaguer.

Evan Longoria, 3B

Longoria probably figured he'd be traded at some point during the 15-year, $145.5 million contract he signed with Tampa Bay in 2008, and it finally happened last offseason. He was shipped to the Giants along with $14.5 million for Denard Span and three minor league players. The third baseman is signed with San Francisco through 2022.

Russell Martin, C

A native of Montreal, Martin went back to Canada on a five-year, $82 million contract with the Blue Jays in 2015. He probably won't finish the contract there after he was traded to the Dodgers, along with $16.4 million of his $20 million salary, for two minor leaguers this past offseason.

Kendrys Morales, 1B

Toronto wanted to get younger players into the lineup, so it traded Morales in the final year of a three-year, $33 million contract to Oakland, and included $10 million in the deal, for a minor league infielder and international bonus money. Morales is filling in at first base for the A's while Matt Olson recovers from a fractured hand.

Clayton Richard, SP

Richard signed a two-year, $6 million contract in 2018 to help eat innings for the young Padres staff. After only one season, the Padres traded Richard to Toronto for minor leaguer Connor Panas and included half of Richard's remaining $3 million salary.

Carlos Santana, 1B

Santana left Cleveland for a three-year, $60 million contract in Philadelphia prior to the 2018 season. He spent one year in Philadelphia, but the Phillies wanted to shift Rhys Hoskins back to his natural position of first base, so they sent Santana to Cleveland in a blockbuster deal, also including $6 million.

Giancarlo Stanton, RF

Stanton signed a record-breaking 13-year, $325 million contract with the Marlins in 2015. After the team was sold during the 2017-18 offseason, new ownership looked to cut costs. Stanton was the biggest single personnel expense, and he was traded to the Yankees for Starlin Castro and two prospects. The Marlins haven't included cash yet but will owe the Yankees $30 million if Stanton doesn't opt out of his deal following the 2020 season.