MLB free agency is a whirlwind of rumors and surprising moves, and each offseason we are left scratching our heads and wondering how a player got a certain deal.

A.J. Burnett got WHAT?! John Lackey couldn’t have possibly been offered that, could he?!

This free-agent frenzy was no different, and a number of contract agreements could be described as nothing short of "dumb." While I always appreciate an aggressive, less-than-frugal approach, it is hard to get past poor personnel decisions.

Whether it was irrational contract lengths, inflated average annual values, nostalgia overtaking rationalism or other perplexing factors, MLB’s general managers have a lot of explaining to do.

It is not necessarily that these players are bad fits or overrated talents, but rather that these teams are paying a Porsche’s price tag for what will amount to a Ford’s return. Nothing at all wrong with a Ford, but you have to know how to haggle a salesman down to the proper range.

Here are five offseason contracts that would even have Mike Hampton and Barry Zito raising their eyebrows on the way to the bank.

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