5 Biggest MLB Contracts That Were Traded Away

5 Biggest MLB Contracts That Were Traded Away . When it comes to the largest contracts in Major League Baseball, many of them are signed with the teams that originally drafted the player as they don’t want to let a franchise cornerstone get away in free agency. There are also massive contracts signed by players who hit unrestricted free agency as teams get into a bidding war with one another for a star player.