re: Was Rick Porcello's contract that bad?

The correct answer is that it's too early to tell. If you believe that a win costs about $7 million, Porcello has to accumulate about 12 WAR over the duration of his contract for it to be worth its value. Currently, Porcello's at 5 WAR over the last two seasons. So he basically needs to average 3.5 WAR over the next two seasons for it to be a fair contract.