Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito should trade contracts
Posted by: Richie Rich in Giants, Pitching
First of all, a big congratulations goes out to 2008 National League Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
Lincecum (18-5, 2.62 ERA, 265 K) was one of the few bright spots for the San Francisco Giants this season, who simply couldn’t score runs (a mere 3.95 R/G) and slogged to a 72-90 record.
He was also one of the most cost-effective players in all of Major League Baseball – Lincecum finished 2nd in wins, 2nd in ERA, and 1st in Strikeouts in the National League. That’s nice return on a guy who was paid *only* $405,000 this season.
As a result of his stellar season and bright future, Lincecum should be rewarded by the Giants.
Immediately.
Why not give him his teammate Barry Zito’s contract? Zito sure as hell didn’t do anything to deserve the $14.5 MILLION he was paid in 2008.
We ragged on Barry Zito earlier this year when his Fathead poster went on clearance. Let’s do it again. Let’s compare their 2008 stats …
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