August 17, 200718 yr Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher Carlos Zambrano isn't going anywhere. Zambrano has signed a five-year contract extension valued at $90 million, ESPN Radio 1000 is reporting. Zambrano and the Cubs have been negotiating since the beginning of the season, but the impending sale of the team by the Tribune Company put the deal on hold. Zambrano has had a solid season, and the value of the deal is approximate $10 million more than it would have been in April. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2978642
August 17, 200718 yr so much money for such a volatile guy....i don't know...i'm thinkin he's slightly overpaid.
August 17, 200718 yr Author They might have had to overpay to keep him from even testing the free agent market. I think there is a decent possibility that he would have gotten more on the open market too so the deal is alright in that sense. Edit: Actually no, forget I said decent possibility. He would have gotten more and a longer deal. If Zito can get as much as he did for as long as he did. So could Z. Edit2: Other places are now saying it is 5/91.5, FWIW
August 17, 200718 yr in this market, anything under $20 million for a pitcher like that is a bargain... but didn't he say he would test the free agent market if a deal wasn't reached by opening day?
August 17, 200718 yr Zambrano is pretty much a premier pitcher in a hyped up market so this wasn't a bad idea for the cash-loaded Cubs.
August 17, 200718 yr Good for Carlos and the Cubs. It's nice being able to go to forward knowing your rotation has a stud at the top for the next 5 years. It's always quite nice to be able to spend $90 on a pitcher after you commited $300 million to players in the offseason.
August 17, 200718 yr Good for Carlos and the Cubs. It's nice being able to go to forward knowing your rotation has a stud at the top for the next 5 years. It's always quite nice to be able to spend $90 on a pitcher after you commited $300 million to players in the offseason. Change "able" to "willing"
August 18, 200718 yr Good for Carlos and the Cubs. It's nice being able to go to forward knowing your rotation has a stud at the top for the next 5 years. It's always quite nice to be able to spend $90 on a pitcher after you commited $300 million to players in the offseason. Change "able" to "willing" If you think the Marlins have the capacity right now to lock up $90 million in future guaranteed money to one player, it shows your lack of knowledge or complete ignorance (my bet is on ignorance) regarding the team's financial situation.
August 19, 200718 yr Good for Carlos and the Cubs. It's nice being able to go to forward knowing your rotation has a stud at the top for the next 5 years. It's always quite nice to be able to spend $90 on a pitcher after you commited $300 million to players in the offseason. Change "able" to "willing" If you think the Marlins have the capacity right now to lock up $90 million in future guaranteed money to one player, it shows your lack of knowledge or complete ignorance (my bet is on ignorance) regarding the team's financial situation. The reason why they don't have the capacity is because your owner chooses to pocket the money rather than spend it on the team...I know the financial system, they have the money, they just choose not to spend it, just like every low payroll team in baseball
August 19, 200718 yr Good for Carlos and the Cubs. It's nice being able to go to forward knowing your rotation has a stud at the top for the next 5 years. It's always quite nice to be able to spend $90 on a pitcher after you commited $300 million to players in the offseason. Change "able" to "willing" If you think the Marlins have the capacity right now to lock up $90 million in future guaranteed money to one player, it shows your lack of knowledge or complete ignorance (my bet is on ignorance) regarding the team's financial situation. The reason why they don't have the capacity is because your owner chooses to pocket the money rather than spend it on the team...I know the financial system, they have the money, they just choose not to spend it, just like every low payroll team in baseball The Marlins don't have the stadium revenue stream 27 other teams have. It's not a good idea to put a $100,000,000 contract on the books when your main source of income is one you cannot control (and thus is not guaranteed to be there in the future). The commissioner's office wouldn't be happy either.
August 20, 200718 yr so much money being dished out but if thats how much you have to pay to keep a player of his caliber then this guy is fully worth it amazing pitcher amazing hitter amazing attitude
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