prime example for why teams are moving away from long term deals
bryant has played just over a full season of games over 4 years with the rockies
in that time he’s produced -1.5 war while making over $100m. and he still has 3 years left on his deal averaging $28m a year
https://x.com/mlbonfox/status/2021300296144634020?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg