Friday, December 29, 2006
So the Giants gave Zito a 7 year deal
Brian Sabean gave Barry Zito a 7 year, $126 million dollar deal, and I'm actually not laughing at San Francisco that much. Honestly, I like the deal, in general and for the Dodgers.
First of all, it means that Barry Zito will not be on a good team for a few years, so while the Dodgers are in the playoffs, he won't be able to do anything to them. Secondly, it's a long deal for San Francisco, which has to do something for their future payroll possibilities. Third, it means LA didn't sign him, even though Colletti wasn't going near a Boras client.
In general, the Giants already looked stupid for paying $16 million to Bonds, even though there's a reasonable chance that mister bloated head will go to jail. At least this time they signed someone under 30, and he'll only be 35 when the deal is up, so he shouldn't regress too much. Comparisons to Kevin Brown are a bit poor considering Brown signed at an age that would be near the end of Zito's deal, although it should be considered that the Yankees would be able to bail out the Giants at the end of the contract if necessary like they did with Brown; no-trade clauses, after all, can be waved.
As a friend of mine remarked earlier this afternoon, "it's sad when a team drops an eighth of a billion dollars and my first inclination is, 'well, they didn't really overpay him.'"
First of all, it means that Barry Zito will not be on a good team for a few years, so while the Dodgers are in the playoffs, he won't be able to do anything to them. Secondly, it's a long deal for San Francisco, which has to do something for their future payroll possibilities. Third, it means LA didn't sign him, even though Colletti wasn't going near a Boras client.
In general, the Giants already looked stupid for paying $16 million to Bonds, even though there's a reasonable chance that mister bloated head will go to jail. At least this time they signed someone under 30, and he'll only be 35 when the deal is up, so he shouldn't regress too much. Comparisons to Kevin Brown are a bit poor considering Brown signed at an age that would be near the end of Zito's deal, although it should be considered that the Yankees would be able to bail out the Giants at the end of the contract if necessary like they did with Brown; no-trade clauses, after all, can be waved.
As a friend of mine remarked earlier this afternoon, "it's sad when a team drops an eighth of a billion dollars and my first inclination is, 'well, they didn't really overpay him.'"
# posted by StolenMonkey86 @ 3:11 AM 
