4. LHP Wei-Yin Chen, Miami Marlins

Miami is a team that tends to be thrifty with its money. So, when the Marlins do shell out a big contract, it had better deliver.

Their free agent deal for Chen hasn’t been quite what the Marlins envisioned when they signed him in January 2016. This season, Chen has appeared in six games (five starts), going 2-1 with a 4.18 ERA, and spent four months on the DL with a partial UCL tear. For that, he’s earned $15.5 million.

Chen holds a player option for the next three seasons for a total of $52 million, which he’s certain to pick up, along with a $16 million vesting option for 2021. The Marlins have gotten very little return on their investment so far.

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