John Lester ... New 5 Year Deal

[Synovia]

No, that's wrong. Zambrano earned the minimum in 2004, and then was under team control the next 3 years. In 2007, the final year of being under team control, he avoided going to a hearing and agreed on $12.4M. .

AGAIN, ZAMBRANO IS NOT A COMP.


Thats not arbitration.

 

[Synovia]

Bedard: $7M in his second.

Again, DID NOT GO THROUGH ARBITRATION.



Don't forget, the $4M that Wang got is the highest a 1st year (eligible) pitcher has ever got.

 

[Foley]

AGAIN, ZAMBRANO IS NOT A COMP.


Thats not arbitration.

Again, DID NOT GO THROUGH ARBITRATION.



Don't forget, the $4M that Wang got is the highest a 1st year (eligible) pitcher has ever got.

How is it relevant that they didn't have a hearing? Both players, while under team control in their arbitration years, managed to get those deals.

A player doesn't have to go to an arbitration hearing to get a deal in their arbitration years. Teams and players can settle on a one year deal to avoid a hearing. That's what Zambrano did, that's what Bedard did, and that's what Lester could have done.

 

[patsfanofNC12]

Deal was just officially announced, Bay and Sox have agreed to stop talks for awhile because of the bad free agent market situation