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Offline The Chief

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Zito to Giants for 7 years, $126 million
« Topic Start: December 28, 2006, 02:14:48 PM »
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061228&content_id=1768110&vkey=hotstove2006&fext=.jsp

Cue up the chorus of "I'm glad the Nats stayed out of this crazy market" :lol:

Offline UMDNats

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Zito to Giants for 7 years, $126 million
« Reply #1: December 28, 2006, 02:21:05 PM »
I'm glad the Nats stayed out of this crazy market.

Offline PC

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« Reply #2: December 28, 2006, 02:53:08 PM »
Well the difference here is that he might actually be worth the money especially given some of the money other players have gotten.

Offline Dave B

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« Reply #3: December 28, 2006, 03:02:40 PM »
This is not suprising. I saw a feature on him a couple of years ago and he is a really laid back guy.  He sleeps on a fuchsia pillow for some kinda therapeutic reason.  He meditates and stuff.  Didnt seem like a NY/East Coast guy.

Offline rileyn

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Zito to Giants for 7 years, $126 million
« Reply #4: December 28, 2006, 03:51:52 PM »
I think it was Steve Phillips I heard talking earlier in the off-season about how he would never sign a FA starting pitcher to anything more than a 2 year deal.  He said there are just too many variables and things that can go wrong with a SP.  He went on to say that he would have no problem signing one of his own guys to a long team deal.  I was hoping Zito would wind up in the AL.

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Zito to Giants for 7 years, $126 million
« Reply #5: December 28, 2006, 04:26:14 PM »
Zito's a better than average pitcher, but not much more than that.  But SF has been overpaying for older players a lot, so nothing new for them.

Offline ColtonWillems

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Zito to Giants for 7 years, $126 million
« Reply #6: December 28, 2006, 11:01:04 PM »
Holy **** that's a helluva contract. Zito hit the jackpot on that one. Props to his agent.

Offline Dave B

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« Reply #7: December 28, 2006, 11:18:04 PM »
probably better to spend it on him than soriano

Offline 2k6nats

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Zito to Giants for 7 years, $126 million
« Reply #8: December 29, 2006, 09:31:08 AM »
You know, the really shocking thing about this off-season hasn't been the per-year value of the contracts, instead the longevity of the contracts.  On this one, it's not the 18 million a year that shocks me, it's the 18 million a year for SEVEN years that shocks me.