Dempster's been worth every cent we've paid him, and the two pitchers could not have had more different career arcs at their respective age 30 seasons, but otherwise, this post is spot-on. Not sure that he's been "worth every cent," but overall he's been pretty solid and certainly isn't an albatross contract. The only year to this point where he hasn't outvalued his contract is this past year, and the difference is fairly marginal. Overall production vs. salary, though, he's produced more value than he's earned. And he's still nowhere near CJ Wilson (segue...)