 In 2000, Myers earned a salary of US$6,916,667.00 while unable to pitch due to a damaged shoulder.Most of his 1999 and 2000 seasons were spent receiving treatment after undergoing rotator cuff surgery in 1999; his injury resulted in a legal dispute between the Padres and their insurance carrier after the carrier denied an $8 million claim due to Myers' inability to play.The Padres' 1998 waiver claim of Myers is considered one of the biggest blunders in the history of the waiver wire.