Contract Extensions

[No Mistake]

Anyone hear anything further about Zambrano and the Cubs talks? I figure that should be about what C.C. should expect to get after this year, so what Carlos gets will be either very promising or not so good for the Indians.

[pup]

The Zambrano deal is on hold due to the future sale of the cubs. They are doing extra background to make sure the deal will not hinder the sale.

[drewd]

idk why they gave jason micheals and extension????? he didn't even deserve one!!! with crowe proply coming up next year and with the inibility of wedge of benching blake, that will just take garkos time away now. JUST DOESNT MAKE SENSE

[jfiling]

I would guess that if Shapiro is as good at evaluating talent as he is perceived, the Michaels extension is good because he's tradable. It's not Michaels that is blocking Garko so much as it is Nixon and Blake, and Nixon is only here for one year.