Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 11, 2006
Cubs Avoid Arbitration

The Cubs and Carlos Zambrano came close to splitting the difference, settling on a $6.5 million dollar contract. I'm surprised the Cubs didn't try to lock up Carlos through next season, or maybe even a year after that. Over the last couple of seasons, Zambrano's been the ace of the staff. Trying to lock him up at $22 million for three years would not only give the Cubs a longer term bargain, but it would make Zambrano easier to trade if the Cubs went that route. Instead, Chicago will likely shell out a lot more money next year if Carlos continues to pitch well.


Posted by David Pinto at 03:15 PM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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Whenever you wonder why the Cubs do something stupid, or why they don't do something obvious, the answer is "Because they are the Cubs."

Posted by: JeremyR at February 11, 2006 09:25 PM

Though I don't like the way Cub management works, this is likely just a temporary contract. Over the last couple of years, to avoid arbitration - - which they have never gone to in the Hendry era, they will sign a guy to a one year deal and then make it a multi-year deal before the season begins. They did it with multiple players last year, most notably Lee, Ramirez, and Wood. If I remember correctly.

Posted by: Bill K at February 12, 2006 08:39 AM

I think they learned their lesson by signing wood to a long term contract. he's getting $11 million this year because of that, maybe they are just being safe instead of sorry again.
And to JeremyR...good logic, very informative information you gave.

Posted by: Boomer at February 12, 2006 11:37 AM

With the Arm Assassin at the helm you might not want to re-up with pitchers.

Posted by: Nate at February 14, 2006 10:38 AM
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