Originally posted by GhostofFredDean74:
You forgot the part where I said, "if they get 3 great years from him AND he helps them win 1-2 more titles"....I think most would agree that the Giants won in spite of Zito with that one glaring exception (2012 post season). Guys like Greinke, Price, etc., are apples to Zito's orange in that respect, don't you think?
Looking back, yes. We all have 20/20.
But Greinke, Price, etc...do they come with any better pedigree than Zito when he signed with the Giants? I'll submit that Zito (age 27 when he signed with the Giants, right?) was one of the top free agent pitchers in baseball when the Giants signed him. Why wouldn't the expectation have been that Zito give the Giants 3 great years?
Just like Greinke, Price, etc....
So yeah, who knows. Buyer beware.