Barry Zito won’t be on the Giants NLDS roster.
Zito’s exclusion is not surprising, given his performance in Saturday’s possible division-clinching game against San Diego at AT&T Park. In a broader sense, this is stunning for a player who was given $126 million over seven years not only to pitch the Giants into the postseason, but also to be a face of the franchise in the post-Barry Bonds era.
As a whole, this season wasn’t very different from Barry’s 2009 effort. If you fifth starter carries a 4.15 ERA, your team is in pretty good shape.
If your fifth starter carries that kind of contract.. your team needs new personnel in the front office…
Touche!
Or your team is the New York Yankees, which have a fourth starter with a super-expensive contract.