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Article: Giants open vault to corral Zito: Durable All-Star lands largest contract ever by a pitcher
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- December 29, 2006
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Bay Area's other Barry is the new face of
the San Francisco Giants -- now and well into the future.
Barry Zito and the Giants reached a preliminary agreement on the
largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history, a $126 million,
seven-year deal. Zito joins the Giants three weeks after the club
came to terms on a $16 million, one-year contract with slugger Barry
Bonds for a 15th season.
Zito's father, Joe, and Zito's publicist, Kathy Jacobson,
confirmed the deal, while the Giants were waiting for Zito to take a
physical today before making things official. The team planned to
formally introduce the three-time All-Star sometime next week.
"I think it's a very, ...