he did this in 06 too, and ended up signing a contract that was the the only good value of the offseason (ok, Lilly too) Alfonso Soriano: 8 years, $136 million, Cubs Barry Zito: 7 years, $126 million, Giants Carlos Lee: 6 years, $100 million, Astros Aramis Ramirez: 5 years, $75 million, Cubs J.D. Drew: 5 years, $70 million, Red Sox Gil Meche: 5 years, $55 million, Royals Daisuke Matsuzaka: 5 years, $52 million, Red Sox Gary Matthews Jr: 5 years, $50 million, Angels Jason Schmidt: 3 years, $47 million, Dodgers Juan Pierre: 5 years, $44 million, Dodgers Jeff Suppan: 4 years, $42 million, Brewers Ted Lilly: 4 years, $40 million, Cubs Julio Lugo: 4 years, $36 million Red Sox Vicente Padilla: 3 years, $33.75 million, Rangers Miguel Batista: 3 years, $25 million, Mariners Adam Eaton: 3 years, $24 million, Phillies i'm not really worried about his statements