The last of the big money free-agents, James Shields, signed with the Padres yesterday. He was 14-8 with the Royals last year, and has led all of baseball with over 900 innings pitched the last four seasons. He also doesn't walk many.
He was hoping for $100 million dollar deal, and that's why it took him so long to sign, There were rumors that he had turned down a $110 million deal early in the off-season hoping for a better offer, He never got one. He had to settle for a $75 million, 4-year deal instead.
It's still a good deal for most pitchers, but he waited too long to sign, and it cost him a lot of money. If I were Shields I would switch agents.
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