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Oft-injured Boston Red Sox slugger named one of worst contracts in Major League Baseball originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Boston Red Sox have made several massive financial commitments in recent years, but one analyst believes one deal stands out as the worst on the roster.<\/p>\n

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According to Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report, Masataka Yoshida’s contract currently ranks as the team\u2019s worst.<\/p>\n

Yoshida originally signed a five-year, $90 million contract with Boston after making the jump from Japan to Major League Baseball. While the move seemed to be a smart one at that time, he hasn’t swung the bat or been on the field enough to justify paying him what they do.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Masataka Yoshida has gotten strong results in the World Baseball Classic for Japan, it’s fair to say that he’s been a bust to this point in his MLB career,\u201d Kelly wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver his first three MLB seasons, Yoshida has been worth just 1.5 WAR total, per FanGraphs.”<\/p>\n

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Another issue has been Yoshida\u2019s defensive problems. Even if we look at the player he’s been when he’s healthy, it probably isn’t someone who deserves to be paid $90 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince posting minus-four defensive runs saved and minus-eight outs above average in left field during his rookie season, the Red Sox have treated Yoshida like a DH, as he’s played just 45 innings in the outfield over the last two seasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoshida is an obvious change-of-scenery candidate for a Red Sox team that has a surplus of outfielders, and will likely use Jarren Duran as their primary DH to open the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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If Boston ultimately decides to move Yoshida, it could be an attempt to reset the roster and better allocate resources more than anything else.<\/p>\n

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