Here is a list of free agent busts throughout when free agency was introduced to today.
My contributions to the list:
* Derek Bell, signed after the 2000 season by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He fled sometime during the 2001 season.
* Mike Hampton, signed after the 2000 season by the Colorado Rockies. Traded in 2004, and hasn't seen much playing time since from various injuries.
* Barry Zito, signed after the 2006 off-season by the San Francisco Giants. He currently has a losing record with his own team, and he is winless throughout 2008. "Multi-million dollar bust" maybe?
* Jason Schmidt, signed after the 2006 off-season by the Los Angeles Dodgers after defecting from the San Francisco Giants. He has only played in six games since the signing, and that was it.
Those are some of the more recent FA busts, and I am sure there are more out there.
My contributions to the list:
* Derek Bell, signed after the 2000 season by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He fled sometime during the 2001 season.
* Mike Hampton, signed after the 2000 season by the Colorado Rockies. Traded in 2004, and hasn't seen much playing time since from various injuries.
* Barry Zito, signed after the 2006 off-season by the San Francisco Giants. He currently has a losing record with his own team, and he is winless throughout 2008. "Multi-million dollar bust" maybe?
* Jason Schmidt, signed after the 2006 off-season by the Los Angeles Dodgers after defecting from the San Francisco Giants. He has only played in six games since the signing, and that was it.
Those are some of the more recent FA busts, and I am sure there are more out there.
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