...in CC Sabathia, but signing the star pitcher from nearby Vallejo could be a long shot. The Giants are only two years into lefty Barry Zito's $126 million, seven-year contract. Renteria batted .270 with 10 homers and 55 RBIs this year for the Tigers, who after...
...risk. This is not news. But among the few things we can say with confidence about CC Sabathia, there is this: He is not Barry Zito. Or Kevin Brown. Or Mike Hampton. Unfortunately, neither is he Johan Santana. Still, for the sake of argument, it might be helpful...
...it make overpaid contracts even more damaging? If we see teams paying less for players over the next few years, deals like Barry Zito are going to look even worse than they do right now. Long term contracts with huge financial burdens will look worse if this...
...Zito has been named the starter tonight against the Pittsburgh Pirates after being demoted to the bullpen last week. The San Francisco Giants skipped him in the rotation for his last start and he has thrown just two bullpen sessions since. He has not appeared...
... Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. I wouldn't give up Marshall alone for Teahen...but maybe Fonte. the Marshall shit is ridiculous, Teahen can play some more positions than Fontenot so I g...
...Schmidt and $20 million to Andruw Jones, each for one season, plus $28.5 million to Juan Pierre for three more seasons. Barry Zito, the Giants' No. 5 starting pitcher, is guaranteed $101 million over the next five years, and the Diamondbacks' Eric Byrnes gets...
...and the New England Patriots' Randy Moss (66-yard touchdown). There are grumblings that Clements is an overpaid disappointment Barry Zito in shoulder pads. "As my coach would say, 'Water off a duck.' You know, just let it roll right off you," Clements said...
...and reminds us of the travails of the pitchers who have received them: Johan Santana, Kevin Brown, Mike Hampton and Barry Zito. Pete Abraham of LoHud offers us his ranking of the 20 most important people in the Yankee organization today. His top 3? ….. Joba...
...other than the potential contract, I don't see that Sabathia's got much in common with Kevin Brown, Barry Zito, or Mike Hampton. Brown had been up and down, durability-wise, and was well into his 30s when the Dodgers signed him (and it should be said that...
...and he grew up close to the Bay Area, and the Giants have proven they're not afraid of big contracts (of course, the Barry Zito debacle could make them a bit gun-shy). Adding Sabathia to a rotation that includes Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Jonathan...