Here are the 10 worst free agents signings in Colorado Rockies history. The fact that more than one of these high-priced mistakes were still playing for the team in 2019 may go part of the way toward explaining why this last year was a little rough.
With yet another below-replacement-level season in 2019, Ian Desmond has all but solidified his status as the worst free-agent signing in Rockies history.
Over the course of his three-year Rockies tenure, Desmond has compiled a -3.5 WAR – all for the low, low price of $45 million.