Worst current Red Sox contract

[The X Man Cometh]

 
I voted for Craig.
 
In my mind, for a contract to qualify as truly bad then it has to meet the following criteria
1. multi year term
2. significant dollars - where it impacts other player acquisition decisions
3. the players performance is significantly below that of what is expected - given the contract.
 
 
The obvious possible candidates are Craig, Masterson, Porcello, Pablo and Hanley
 
- Masterson qualifies for (arguably 2) and certainly 3 - but not 1 - so that rules him out
- Porcello qualifies for 1 and 2 -  but using two months of data to prove 3 is a fools errand - and he hasn't been terrible.
- Panda qualifies for 1 and 2 -  as for 3 see Porcello
- Hanley qualifies for 1 and 2 -  and - aside from his fielding inadequacies (which will disappear when moved to 1B or DH down the road) - he's value for the money - so that rules him out.
 
Which brings us to ..
 
- Craig qualifies for 1, 2 and certainly 3 -  we have a winner
 

 
It is early, but Sandoval's performance so far certainly qualifies as terrible, no?

• 20/23 among qualified 3B in wRC+
• 22/23 in UZR combined with 7 errors, several of which very directly contributed to losses
• 22/23 in fWAR

Like you said - two months of data. His performance so far might not be predictive of future performance. And if we can get into the playoffs he'll probably make us all look stupid for doubting him. But so far... he's been a poor offensive 3b, a poor defensive 3b, and he's a baseclogger. That's terrible!
 
(The other guy in FA, Chase Headley, is right there with him in those categories: 18/23 wRC+, 23/23 UZR, 21/23 fWAR)