Barry Zito

[SledNeck]

This guy rules!

6 games started

0-6 win/loss record

11 strike outs (omg)

15 walks

7.54 ERA

$14 million dollars a year salary

[PierBridge]

Very risky business to sign pitchers to high paying long term contracts.

[tisosy11]

Poor Giants - can't dream of getting rid of this guy fast enough!

[huntnfishsd]

The Twins can thank Barry Zito, in part, for the loss of Santana. He was one of the first pitchers to command that kind of money. It's an unfortunate situation, but thats how sports go sometimes!

[upxnxsmoke]

Well can they really blame zito?? Yeah he did push up the price for MLB pitchers, but when you have a cheap owner like carl pohlad you can't look anywhere else. they have the stadium, Minnesota ponied up and got the deal done. so when are the pohlads going to make good on thier promise? we deserve a contender. I'm not going to settle for 1st place in a weak central divsion.

[huntnfishsd]

Notice how I said "in part". I agree that Carl Pohlad has lacked in forkin over the cash to pay the high-end players, but the price of an ace is ridiculous now days, considering he only plays once every 5 days....

[upxnxsmoke]

I know what you mean, i wish i could get paid 40hours a week for working one day.

[huntnfishsd]

Haha! Exactly!!

[zamboni]

Didn't he get moved to short relief?

[huntnfishsd]

Yeah, he went to the bullpen. But now he is going back to the rotation...

[bassNspear]

and he should be. The guy is a stud, and if he can figure it out, hes going to be a stud until its no longer working for him. If i was a manager, i would love to have him pitching for me every 5th day!

[huntnfishsd]

I would have loved to have him pitching for me when he was with the A's and had that curveball working. However, I am not sure if I would want him pitching for me with the stats he's been putting up lately. But then again, that's just my opinion...

I hope he gets it turned around, because he has one of the nastiest curveballs in the game...

[NAPAFISH]

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[huntnfishsd]

thank you NAPA, my point exactly!

[tisosy11]

Zito is coming back to the rotation...the pen wouldn't be good for his stuff...

Yeah, I wish i got paid like an Ace!