12-30-2006, 12:38 AM
they were offered Zito for 7 years $17 million and turned it down.
No one else offered over $100 million. The Mets paid upwards of $130 (including the buyout), so go Omar.
And the Yankees weren't going to sign Zito until they could trade Johnson anyway.
I really don't think Johnson is going anywhere, if he is, the Yanks better get something that will help this year, because their pitching stinks and he had a decent year (underlying stats, he was unlucky with ERA)
No one else offered over $100 million. The Mets paid upwards of $130 (including the buyout), so go Omar.
And the Yankees weren't going to sign Zito until they could trade Johnson anyway.
I really don't think Johnson is going anywhere, if he is, the Yanks better get something that will help this year, because their pitching stinks and he had a decent year (underlying stats, he was unlucky with ERA)