Syle said:

at zito now.

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I can't laugh "at" any cat with a guaranteed 9 figure income who now sucks at their job and may not have to even finish working to earn it.

OneMoreRobot3021 said:

gammons gets the scoop

Barry Zito is staying in the Bay Area with the San Francisco Giants.

Barry Zito has won at least 10 games and pitched at least 200 innings for six consecutive seasons. Only one active pitcher has a longer active streak:
Livan Hernandez  7
Zito 6
Freddy Garcia 6
Mark Buehrle 6

Sources told ESPN's Peter Gammons that the former A's pitcher has agreed to a seven-year contract from the Giants. The $126 million deal averages approximately $18 million per season. Zito will be formally introduced by the Giants this afternoon.

The deal, agreed to late Wednesday night, includes an $18 million option for 2014 that could increase the value to $144 million, an unidentified source told The Associated Press.

Gammons reports that Zito picked the Giants over the Rangers, Mets, Yankees and Mariners. In additon, sources told Gammons that the Yankees never made a formal offer.

Zito is 102-63 in 222 career starts, including a 16-10 mark with a 3.83 ERA in 34 starts this year before becoming a free agent.

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