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Source: Exasperated Giants may buy out Zito
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07:27 AM ET 03.02 | Barry Zito took the mound for his first spring training start Monday and walked the ballpark. It wasn't exactly what the Giants had in mind, and here's a message to all those fans who have seen enough of Zito: He's walking a very fine line within the organization. A source close to the team indicated Tuesday that there is "exasperation" with Zito, that his status as the No. 5 starter is "definitely not safe," and that the team would even consider buying out his expensive contract before Opening Day if that's what it takes to say farewell.
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Has Cashman given you a call yet?
Hoos Your Daddy
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Wow. That would be $65m just to say goodbye.
SlinkyRedfoot
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Red Sox paid the Dodgers to take Manny. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
Hoos Your Daddy
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The Red Sox paid about a tenth of what it would take to buy Zito out. I don't think the situations are that comparable.
SlinkyRedfoot
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Surely this guy has some trade value, even if the Giants have to pay part of the salary.
...the best policy
Harrodsburg, KY
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No, it's definately not compareable but he has really been lousy and not really trade worthy. What other options do the Giants have at this point?
Mongo Alex
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With a 4.45 ERA over four years in the offensively anemic NL West, I wouldn't think too much value unless the Giants paid practically all of the $21.5m/year he's due over the next three.
SlinkyRedfoot
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He's also got a full no-trade clause.
If I were the Giants, I'd send him to the Richmond Flying Squirls.
SlinkyRedfoot
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They need to find a team in a similar situation, with a unproductive player with a large salary and hope a change of scenery can help them both.
jnorman41
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Don't even think it looked good at the time.
ChiSoxFan
Chicago , IL
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Hmmm. I live in Richmond, we don't want him.
JAKE BLUES
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Nope, at the time it looked really bad. Just looks worse now, maybe the Giants thought that if they got Zito out of the AL, he'd fare better against the NL and their weak hitting.
When the NL teams in the West tee off on you, you suck at a grand level.
Schad - Notorious…
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I remembering shaking my head then too.
hbomb
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Being a Dodger fan, I remember being grateful as it would tie up significant $$$ and prevent them from finding another impact player... course then I remembered the contract we gave Jason Schmidt and Darren Dreifort and immediately started drinking...
Bluto- Its not over!
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Finally, if all else fails, they have threatened not to send us any more presidents either. It's gonna get ugly, people.
clemtheslowson
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Morning baddog. What types of items do you have in your product line?
clemtheslowson
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