Comcast Sportsnet "Chronicle Live" Tonight and a peek at the Barry Zito contract

Friday Brief Notes...

I will be a part of the guest panel tonight on Comcast Sportsnet's "Chronicle Live", tonight @ approx. 7: 30 PST following the SF Giants-Pirates game and post-game Giants show..."Chronicle Live" is hosted by Greg Papa and is on Comcast Channel 40, (Channel 698 on DirectTV)

Barry Zito's deal--the hard numbers

Barry Zito lhp 7 years/$126M (2007-13), plus 2014 club option
signed by San Francisco Giants as a free agent 12/06 (largest-ever pitcher contract at signing) 07:$10M, 08:$14.5M, 09:$18.5M, 10:$18.5M, 11:$18.5M, 12:$19M, 13:$20M, 14:$18M club option ($7M buyout) option vests with 200 IP in 2013 or 400 IP in 2012-13 or 600 IP 2011-13 if 2014 option vests, Zito may opt out and receive $3.5M buyout full no-trade clause award bonuses:

Cy Young award: $0.5M for winning once, $0.75M for 2nd time, $1M each for 3 or more ($0.2M for placing 2nd in vote, $0.15M for 3rd, $0.1M for 4th, $50,000 for 5th) MVP: $0.25M for winning, $0.15M for 2nd place in vote, $0.1M for 3rd, $75,000 for 4th, $50,000 for 5th $0.2M for World Series MVP $0.1M each for Gold Glove, All Star selection, LCS MVP
perks: suite on road trips

4 years/$9.3M (2002-05), plus 2006 club option

signed extension with Oakland 5/02, replacing 1 year/$0.295M deal for 2002
$0.4M signing bonus 02:$0.5M, 03:$0.9M, 04:$2.7M, 05:$4.8M, 06:$7M club option escalators:
2004: $0.1M for 400 IP 2002-03, $0.2M for 420 IP 2002-03 2005: $0.7M for 540-630 IP 200,-04 2006: $0.2M for 570 IP 2002-05, $1.25M for Cy Young 02-05

$50,000 All Star bonus

2006 option became guaranteed at $8.5M 8/05 when Zito hit IP vesting mark
1 year/$0.24M (2001) drafted 1999 (1-9) $1.59M signing bonus agent: Scott Boras (re-hired 7/06, replacing Arn Tellum) (had fired Scott Boras late in 2001 season) ML service: 8.072 years
From: Cot's contracts, on the webRead more:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/lieberman/index#ixzz0LXgfZz5t