3 Worst Contracts on the Yankees Right Now

We know the New York Yankees have the money to buy whatever they want, but that doesn't mean they're always making the best investments possible. While general manager Brian Cashman managed to construct a team that has an impressive mix of expensive star veterans and up-and-coming studs, there are a few duds on the payroll.

Here are the three worst contracts on the Yankees right now.

3. Luis Severino

New York Yankees SP Luis Severino / Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

This isn't performance-based, it's just simply bad luck. Severino signed a four-year, $40 million extension prior to the 2019 season, which appeared to be extremely shrewd at the time, but the right-hander pitched only three games last season due to injury and now isn't expected back until some point in 2021 after undergoing Tommy John surgery this offseason. Sevy is only making somewhere between $10.5-$11.5 million throughout the life of his contract, but two of those seasons are already down the drain, and we don't know what 2021 holds.

2. Aaron Hicks

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Hicks' situation is similar to Severino's, but some Yankee fans were certainly scratching their heads when he was given a seven-year contract extension at the age of 29 last offseason. The deal will pay him a total of $70 million, but Hicks has played in just 407 games in his four seasons with the Yankees and now he's on the mend from Tommy John surgery after injuring his elbow last year. The Yankees will have him on the books until his age-35 season, during which he'll be making nearly $10 million per year.

1. Giancarlo Stanton

New York Yankees OF Giancarlo Stanton / Bob Levey/Getty Images

Nobody saw this coming, right?! Sike. While Stanton's debut season in the Bronx was promising back in 2018, he played in only 18 games last year and is already on the shelf with an injury heading into the 2020 season, though he may get bailed out by the delay. Nonetheless, Stanton will be making anywhere between $25 million and $32 million through the 2027 season, when he'll be 38 years old. The final year of his deal in 2028 is a team option, but there's a $10 million buyout, so the Yankees will even have to pay a hefty amount to let him go. Unless Stanton can get his health back on track and produce for the Bombers, this will go down as one of the worst contracts we've ever seen on the Yankees' books.