Age: 56
Title: Vice-President, Seibu Lions
Pro: As the acting owner of the Japanese baseball team, Ota sold the rights to star Daisuke Matsuzaka for the record sum of $51 million.
Con: He sold Dice-K! Worse, under his watch the Lions were revealed to have paid off high school coaches and players over the past three decades in an effort to channel the best amateur talent to the Lions. Ota took responsibility for the scandal and was demoted to vice-president, while his once-proud Lions are mired in fifth place.