[新聞]Zito signs with Boras in preparation for free agency

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Zito, the 2002 AL Cy Young Award winner, is 8-6 this season with a 3.29 ERA.

"We're really excited to be associated with a premier pitcher
like Barry Zito," Boras told ESPN Insider's Jerry Crasnick.
 "He's a guy in the prime of his career. He reminds me a lot of
 Greg Maddux in the early '90s. He's got dominance as a location
 and control pitcher, and he's durable and consistent at what he does."

Zito's principal appeal lies in his durability.
From 2001-05, he led all big leaguers in starts and ranked
fourth in innings pitched behind Livan Hernandez, Mark Buehrle
and Bartolo Colon. But he is a fly-ball pitcher, meaning a spacious
ballpark with a good defensive outfield is crucial to his success.

Barry Zito since 2002
Year  GS  W-L  IP  ERA
2002  35  23-5  229 1/3  2.75
2003  35  14-12  231 2/3  3.30
2004  34  11-11  213  4.48
2005  35  14-13  228 1/3  3.86
2006  19  8-6  126  3.29

"He's pretty dependable," an AL personnel man said this spring.
"You can count on him for innings. But I don't know if you roll
 him into Fenway Park or Yankee Stadium and he'll just shut them down.
 I don't think he's that kind of guy."

Boras said he hasn't spoken with Zito at length about plans
for this offseason, when Zito will be one of the top free agent
 pitchers on the market along with Jason Schmidt.

"We're just working with him physically and mentally about
 what he does the rest of the season," Boras said.
"When it gets around to what Barry does contractually at
the end of the season, we'll talk about that then."

Zito is expected to command top dollar, and Boras has a
history of landing large contracts for his clients.
 Last winter, Boras negotiated a five-year, $60 million
contract extension for Texas Rangers' pitcher Kevin Millwood
and a four-year, $52 million dollar for Johnny Damon
with the New York Yankees.

Zito's numbers have cooled since he went 23-5 with a 2.75 ERA
 in his Cy Young season. In the past three-plus seasons,
he has gone 47-42 with a 3.78 ERA.


洋基買的下手嗎?

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推 jackoop:現在就卡一個Painvano 不然我想真的會下手買一隻大物
推 airplanes:XD Boras為何沒信心他會在洋基或隔壁表現出色啊
推 sheff:洋基應該是會下手
推 fizeau:洋基如果下手那Zito要取代誰
推 agoodjob:當然是Wright 穆帥RJ都不可能想王這種表現也不可能動他
→ agoodjob:當然換撐不過五局的Wright 縱使他最近幾場表現不錯！
推 jieping:Boras=錢坑
推 fizeau:如果輪值變五個先發也是可以吧？因為Wright還不錯
推 yamatai:Torre不是想要外野手
推 tn603408:季初先發多到爆炸，現在看來還是不夠用0rz
推 binge:也沒有多到爆吧，季初頂多六搶五
→ binge:扣掉painvano就嘟嘟好
推 RollingWave:$cott Bora$
推 heacoun:季初可是連小先生都在搶先發的阿 要不是受傷 就是7搶5...
→ heacoun:好險後來證明他跟魔鬼的約已經到期~"~
推 ithinkurdumb:好險?!
推 Datow:好險？跟魔鬼沒續約對洋基明明是壞事
→ pathfinder:唉，也不用太在意啦，Small只是沒跟魔鬼簽複數年約
→ pathfinder:天氣熱，還是別浪費力氣，專心看球吧 :)