no, ESPN did not say that, they just reported the 3 year, $44M offer that was originally reported by a newspaper in SF. That's what I told them, and I added that the original report may be false.
My brother and my dad both emailed me asking me if I was happy that the Cubs signed Schmidt, b/c they said they saw it on Sportscenter. Looks like ESPN is really jumping the gun.
According to ESPN, the Yankees and mets were both interested. I'm hoping that the Yankee's were unhappy about losing out Matsuzaka and decided they weren't going to be beaten again. That's exactly what I was thinking too. Me too. I wouldn't have minded Igawa, but not for that big of a bid. He's only a #3 starter at best IMO. I'd much rather have Schmidt and Westbrook.
Darn, beat me to it. I thought he said 21 mil, but I could be mistaken. I think this is slightly overpaying for a guy who missed a lot of last season with an injury. However, in today's market, I don't know what's overpaying and what's not anymore.
O's are stocking up on arms in the pen. They should probably save some money for SP's as well, but they gotta start somewhere. Last I checked, their pitching staff wasn't turning any heads.