When the White Sox gave the M’s a treasure chest for Freddy Garcia, they needed to do two things to not make it horrible White Sox trade: pitch good and sign him long term.
One Down: Garcia signs for 3 years, $9 mil per.
Quick comparable contracts:
BAL Ponson 3y left/7.5 mil per
SFG Schmidt 2y/8.5 (w/option for 3rd for 10)
NYY Contreras 2y/8.67
NYM Leiter 2y/9
HOU Pettite 4y/10.5
PHI Millwood 1y/11
ANA Colon 4/12.5
I think it’s a pretty decent number. Now all he needs to go is 14-1, and we’ve got the Red Baron all over again.