wrecklamation project
Its all in the spelling. When a team takes a flyer out on a player so washed up it can't help but end in disaster.
Glenn: I can't believe the Yankees signed Mark Prior this year. He hasn't played in the majors in like 5 years.
Jeff: Yeah, he's the textbook definition of a wrecklamation project.
Jeff: Yeah, he's the textbook definition of a wrecklamation project.