It's OFFICIAL 4 Year deal with ZACK GREINKE
KANSAS CITY, MO (January 26, 2009) -- The Kansas City Royals today signed right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke to a four-year contract through the 2012 season. Consistent with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO
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Through 2012!!!!!
HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 26, 2009 12:51 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Woo!
Nothing more needs to be said: woo!
by sterlingice on Jan 26, 2009 12:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Clearly Dayton and Zack
cannot resist the plaintive begging of Rany Jazayerli’s new baby girl. “4 years – Do it for the children,” Rany says on his blog, and a day later, it is done!
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
by cmkeller on Jan 26, 2009 12:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
WOOOT!
The Allard Baird of incisive internet discourse.
by kcbottom9th on Jan 26, 2009 12:57 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Just heard it confirmed 4 years on 810 but no terms released yet
Congrats Dayton, he have Planet Zack on board.
Alex Gordon in '08
This is a great deal for KC
I love this move
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
kcroyals.com
Royals website has it now, so that sounds pretty official to me :)
Just like that, all is suddenly right with this offseason
I'm about to change my username to DannyDuffyfan
by jackie ballgame on Jan 26, 2009 1:11 PM EST reply actions
Greinke joins Appier and Sweeney
As the only marquee Royals to sign with the home team since I can remember
I'm about to change my username to DannyDuffyfan
by jackie ballgame on Jan 26, 2009 1:12 PM EST reply actions
David DeJesus signed a long-term deal
and, turkey though he turned out to be, 2003 ROY Angel Berroa.
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
Christmas came
one month and one day late this year
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!
so the offseason just took a positive turn.
Don't Stop Believing!
by KC Chris on Jan 26, 2009 1:14 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
seriously, +1
Farnsworth, Jacobs, and Willie B? Forgiven. I’d still rather have Furcal than those three stooges, but Moore’s offseason grade just jumped quite a few levels.
For reference, recent extensions for young pre-FA pitchers.
Scott Kazmir
3 years/$28.5M
09:$6M, 10:$8M, 11:$12M, 12:$13.5M club option ($2.5M buyout)
Cole Hamels
3 years/$20.5M
09:$4.35M, 10:$6.65M, 11:$9.5M
Jake Westbrook
3 years/$33M
08:$10M, 09:$10M, 10:$11M
Dan Haren
4 years/$44.75M
09:$7.5M, 10:$8.25M, 11:$12.75M, 12:$12.75M, 13:$15.5M club option ($3.5M buyout)
Jake Peavy
3 years/$52M
10:$15M, 11:$16M, 12:$17M, 13:$22M club option
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His contract will look interesting
Zack from his previous quotes seems very pleased by the offseason moves I wouldn’t be shocked if KC got a slight discount.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
and he was only seeking 4.4M in arb this year.
So maybe along the lines of Hamels contract?
Don't Stop Believing!
Just the concession that
Bloomquist and Gload will not play when Zack pitches.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Jan 26, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
Farnsworth and Gload is what I meant to say.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Jan 26, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
It probably looks a lot like the Haren or Kazmir deals
Both extensions were, like Greinke, for buying out the last two years of arbitration plus at least one free agent year (two for Haren plus team option for a third and one for Kazmir plus team option for second).
Peavy’s contract was strictly for free agent years, and Hamel’s contract only covered his arbitration years.
Anything close to the Kazmir and Haren extensions is a great deal for the Royals. If so, nice work Dayton.
it may be only 10:30 am here in california...
…but that isn’t going to stop me from raising a drink to ZG and DM. Sweetness.
That's one small step for K.C.,
One giant leap for GMDM.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Jan 26, 2009 1:26 PM EST reply actions
F@CK YESSSSSSSSSSSSS1111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Going to order my Greinke jersey right now!
I’s so hoppy right now.
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jan 26, 2009 1:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Wow. A miracle!
We will compete once again!
WS in 2012 with Hos and Melville and Duffy and Montgomery and Kila and Mous and Jones and ect, ect, ect!
That's why we play the season on paper.
Since Meche got 5-55,
Maybe Zack wants 4-23 to match his shirt too.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Jan 26, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe the Boras rumor created some momentum
At least the “this site is too negative”/“no, it’s not” caterwauling should subside for awhile.
I love it when a plan comes together...
We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan
by Royal Kingdom on Jan 26, 2009 1:43 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Terrible signing
“Since the Royals don’t plan to compete for the next four years, this is just a huge waste of money. Wake me when the Royals make a smart move this winter.”
-Rob Neyer
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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 26, 2009 1:45 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Any guess on contract terms?
At first blush, I would go with 6, 8, 11, 14 (so, 4/39)?
I don’t suppose we get lucky enough to have a club option for 2013, do we?
Holy shit
are you serious?
It’s amazing how my opinion of GMDM’s offseason did a complete 180 in less than a few seconds after reading that
Waiting for April.
I Have Faith
Greinke’s best pitching is still ahead of him and he will live up to the hype, I believe he has started to mature and will finally bring the fuckin pain everytime he takes the ball!!
last.
We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan
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