It looked like the perfect signing on paper, but Barry Zito‘s performance on the other side of the Bay didn’t come close to justifying the 7-year, $126M contract the Giants gave him in 2006.
Giants’ Worst Free Agent Ever: Barry Zito

It looked like the perfect signing on paper, but Barry Zito‘s performance on the other side of the Bay didn’t come close to justifying the 7-year, $126M contract the Giants gave him in 2006.
A’s fans were laughing their asses off when the Giants pulled off this blunder. Strange how the suits in the front office can’t figure out what the average fan knows.