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Zito to the Giants

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by MadMax, Dec 28, 2006.

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  1. MadMax

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    #1 MadMax, Dec 28, 2006
  2. Rocketman95

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    Those three words put together put a smile on my face.
     
    #2 Rocketman95, Dec 28, 2006
  3. Lil Pun

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    From the look of the deal it looks like the Giants got screwed too.
     
    #3 Lil Pun, Dec 28, 2006
  4. Baqui99

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    Damn, 7 years, $126 million. What the hell was SF thinking?
     
    #4 Baqui99, Dec 28, 2006
  5. MadMax

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    7 year contract.

    for a pitcher.

    wow.
     
    #5 MadMax, Dec 28, 2006
  6. Aceshigh7

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    What a ridiculous contract.

    Man. Think about what Oswalt would have commanded had we let him hit the open market. His 5 year/ 72 million contract is an absolute bargain.
     
    #6 Aceshigh7, Dec 28, 2006
  7. Rocketman95

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    Same with Berkman. Good job signing those guys before they hit the open market.
     
    #7 Rocketman95, Dec 28, 2006
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    wow...thats a ton of money and a ton of years....Boras stuck it right in their brown
     
    #8 NJRocket, Dec 28, 2006
  9. BigM

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    WOW. that is one amazingly bad contract.
     
    #9 BigM, Dec 28, 2006
  10. TMac640

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    maybe i'm a little ignorant when it comes to contracts with pitchers.

    but what contract is considered a decent length for a starting pitcher?

    i'm guessing by the reactions here, not 7 years lol.

    but 4-5?
     
    #10 TMac640, Dec 28, 2006
  11. LonghornFan

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    San Fran managment, meet Ben Dover.
     
    #11 LonghornFan, Dec 28, 2006
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    They said on 790 earlier that it could be as high as 8 years 144 Million. Maybe there's an optional 8th year. CRAZY.
     
    #12 bejezuz, Dec 28, 2006
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    insanity..
     
    #13 kaleidosky, Dec 28, 2006
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    Giants took this one up the rear...
     
    #14 rezdawg, Dec 28, 2006
  15. Rule0001

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    Zito... a top 3 pitcher next year in the NL.
     
    #15 Rule0001, Dec 28, 2006
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    Yeah, maybe so, but what about year 5, 6, and 7 of that contract.
     
    #16 Kam, Dec 28, 2006
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    I bet he is pissed. He could have gotten way more from us in free agency.
     
    #17 htownballa23, Dec 28, 2006
  18. francis 4 prez

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    wow. oswalt may have been the new majority owner of the team if we had let him on the market. not that i can really feel bad for someone making 14 million a year, but i feel bad knowing how underpaid he's going to be relative to guys who aren't even as good as him (not that zito isn't good).
     
    #18 francis 4 prez, Dec 28, 2006
  19. Kam

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    nice move by the cheap racist with locking up Roy O.
     
    #19 Kam, Dec 28, 2006
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    Oswalt should fire his agent. Boras knew the open market would be insane this summer and several of his clients have benefited. Oswalt probably left $50-60MM on the table by not testing the open market.
     
    #20 A_3PO, Dec 28, 2006
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