Okay, not QUITE $150 nillion, but close enough. I don't think he's in the same category as other pitchers who have been given deals that large, but if you're going to waste money on a pitcher, he's a better deal at his price than what the Twins wasted on their lousy free agent yesterday.
It's amazing how much money is thrown around by teams this time of year. Rumor has it that the Dodgers signed a local broadcast deal last week that will pay them an average of $250 million a year for the next 25 years. If that's the case, their $225 million roster is already paid for. Live attendance will just be gravy for them from now on. I'm not really sure how the Twins can ever compete with that kind of spending. It's one of the reasons we ended up wasting $10 million on a pitcher that shouldn't even be in the big leagues.
The big boys make the price of baseball higher every year. Eventually that payroll dichotomy will destroy the game.
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