zambrano signs

[illiniguy]

Zambrano has resigned 5 year 90 mil. Per Bruce Levine.

[nilodnayr]

5 year 90 M

 

Per Bruce Levine on Mike and Mike

[Salazar89]

per Bruce Levine on Mike and Mike

[mhuber92211]

strange place to announce it but 18 mil a year is a ton

[rawaction]

WOO HOO! 5-90

[bc2k]

PHENOMENAL!! What a great deal. Amazing!

 

Thanks Z, I didn't think this was possible because of the sale of the team.

[Banedon]

Zambrano has resigned 5 year 90 mil. Per Bruce Levine.

 

Ok, I know this is mean...but I just have to do it...

 

I don't think Z is going anywhere.

He's gone. Hendry screwed this up, like he does everything else.

No he isn't. He wants to stay with the Cubs and SOMEHOW they'll get it done.

Sure, except he isn't going to wait until our sale gets sorted out. We had our window and we blew it.

 

:wink:

[CubColtPacer]

strange place to announce it but 18 mil a year is a ton

 

Compared to the pitching market? Hardly. Z would have gotten 7 years, 130 million+ out there.

 

Props to BleacherBadger for bringing us this news last night!

[illiniguy]

Zambrano has resigned 5 year 90 mil. Per Bruce Levine.

 

Ok, I know this is mean...but I just have to do it...

 

I don't think Z is going anywhere.

He's gone. Hendry screwed this up, like he does everything else.

No he isn't. He wants to stay with the Cubs and SOMEHOW they'll get it done.

Sure, except he isn't going to wait until our sale gets sorted out. We had our window and we blew it.

 

:wink:

I don't mind being wrong in this case at all.

[Banedon]

Hmm...I wonder when talks started again? If he was pitching bad because of negotiations at the beginning of the year...and then was great when it was off his mind...and lately he's pitching bad again...I wonder if this will relax him again?

[mhuber92211]

strange place to announce it but 18 mil a year is a ton

 

Compared to the pitching market? Hardly. Z would have gotten 7 years, 130 million+ out there.

 

Props to BleacherBadger for bringing us this news last night!

 

Probably true which makes the market completely out of whack. No A-Rod now fellas

[bc2k]

I guess Z's not hurt as some suggested. There's no way the Cubs would extend him if he were hurt.

[wekse]

seriously?!

[Banedon]

strange place to announce it but 18 mil a year is a ton

 

Compared to the pitching market? Hardly. Z would have gotten 7 years, 130 million+ out there.

 

Props to BleacherBadger for bringing us this news last night!

 

Probably true which makes the market completely out of whack. No A-Rod now fellas

 

I'm not ruling that out...the new owner might want to make a splash. Though I admit the likelihood is less.

[dalgreen]

Johan Santana might get an average of $23-$25 million per year now. Edited August 17, 2007 by dalgreen

[JonnyRed]

Great news to start off a Friday morning! Let's hope his recent funk was due to worrying about the contract. Now he can get back to the business of whipping the Cardinals this weekend...

[illiniguy]

Johan Santana might get an average of $23-$25 million now.

Sweet I hope it's from us too.

[Garwilly]

Crisis averted.

[UMFan83]

Woo hoo. We have our ace locked up. Nice work.

[moorecg]

Happy Happy Joy Joy

[Exile on Waveland]

Yay!

 

I'm happy, but figured this would get done at some point.

[J.R.]

They broke format to put Levine on just before the end of the show. Great news, nice work Jimbo.

[rocket]

long term commitments to pitchers are very risky...i hope z stays healthy and productive.

[JeffH]

long term commitments to pitchers are very risky...i hope z stays healthy and productive.

 

At worst, we can make him our everyday RF.

 

.240/.310/.550

[YearofDaCubs]

This is great news!