San Diego Padres: Ranking the 10 worst contracts in the NL West right now

5) Worst contracts in the NL West: Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres

Again, Xander Bogaerts is another example of a good player who's just on a bad contract. You knew this would be a rough contract from the moment it was signed. Bogaerts inked an 11-year deal worth $280 million to leave Boston and join the Friars. The deal was celebrated when it went down as the Padres seemed to have improved their already good shot at a title, but things haven't panned out the way they envisioned.

The new Padres shortstop is slashing .271/.344/.400 with 12 home runs and 40 RBI. He has a 108 OPS+ making him just marginally above average offensively, although his defense has been much better than advertised.

The Padres added Bogaerts mainly to provide some more offensive firepower. However, after a hot start, he's done very little in that regard. Bogaerts was one of the only Padres to do anything offensively in April as he hit over .300 with six home runs and a .914 OPS. Since then, he's slashed .259/.324/.361 with six home runs and 27 RBI. He's been average, if not below average offensively for most of the season (although he's swung the bat better in August).

The Padres are going to need a whole lot more from Bogaerts in the next couple of years before this contract really turns out to be a bad one. He's 30 right now, but this contract runs through his age 41 season. Decline in year one is never a good thing.