Baseball's 'awash' in money

• Recommend0
• Tweet0
• Email

Look no further than Scott Eyre's new contract.

It might, on its face, seem preposterous for the Cubs, a team without an outfield, to commit $11 million to a 34-year-old relief pitcher with a 4.52 career ERA. As one wag put it, "If Eyre is getting this much, what are Farnsworth and Gordon going to get? This is just crazy. Absolutely crazy."

To continue reading this article you must be an Insider

• Recommend0
• Tweet0
• Email
• Subscribe