Bad decisions are a fact of life and regrettably many of those decisions are repeated. The Red Sox have possibly cornered the market on pitching bad decisions with questionable contracts. The necessity to get an ace after losing Jon Lester brought David Price to Boston for seven years and $217M. A tumultuous stay so far with confrontations with the media, fans, and less than spectacular results.
Price is not the only adventure management had in the world of questionable contracts. Nathan Eovaldi and Chris Sale were signed to lengthy and expensive contracts despite arm issues that would frighten away many others.