SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Zito has known for months he would be leaving the Giants after seven up-and-down years in San Francisco.
Lucas
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declined to exercise Zitos $18 million contract option for next season and
instead owe the left-hander a $7 million buyout. Also Saturday, San Francisco
declined its $3 million mutual option for outfielder Andres Torres and must pay
him a $500,000 buyout. The biggest decision still facing general manager Brian
Sabean and assistant GM Bobby Evans is due by Monday: Whether to exercise
right-hander Ryan Vogelsongs $6.5 million club option that includes a $300,000
buyout. Because the 35-year-old Zito realized this moment was coming, he
recently took out a full-page newspaper ad to thank the fans for standing by him
through a tough tenure on this side of San Francisco Bay. The 2002 AL Cy Young
Award winner across the water for the Oakland Athletics, Zito just completed a
$126 million, seven-year contract with the Giants. Zito pitched Game 5 of the NL
championship series at St. Louis last year with his team facing elimination as
the Giants rallied to win the series in seven games, then won Game 1 in a
surprising World Series sweep of the Tigers — after he was left off the
post-season roster for all three rounds in 2010. Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy
each has credited Zito for his work to find his rhythm again despite the
struggles, not to mention his class during difficult situations on and off the
field. Both of his parents died in recent years, including his father, Joe, this
past season. "On the field and off the field, a lot of things happened in these
years," Zito said. "I got married and became a Christian, lost both my parents.
Just so much. And on the field, obviously had some lows there for a while and
also this year, and then the World Series in 2012 for me was such an incredible
experience. Im so grateful I got to experience that and be a part of it and help
bring it home for San Francisco. The way it worked, Zito was replaced in his
final start and didnt get a curtain call or chance to tip his cap to the crowd
at AT&T Park on Sept. 25. "Theres not a lot of chance for closure, I think,
in sports," he said. "Guys sign contracts, they come to cities, theyre kind of
like the citys own. And theres never really goodbyes. But thats National League
baseball. Youve got to pinch hit." Zito had a 63-80 record with a 4.62 ERA in
197 starts and 208 appearances for the Giants. His buyout is payable in
installments with 1 per cent interest each Jan. 15 from 2014 through 2020.
"Theres lots of stuff that he could complain about. Ive never heard him say a
negative word about anything," fellow lefty starter Madison Bumgarner said. "Hes
a lot tougher than people realize. Hes a gentleman in the game and hes a
competitor. Hes truly a good teammate, one of the best teammates Ive had in my
short career so far. It would definitely be hard to top him." Zito and Torres,
another member of the 2010 World Series team, now become free agents. Torres,
35, batted .250 with two homers and 21 RBIs in 103 games this past season. Zito
has said he still wants to pitch next season somewhere. "Just going to go home
this off-season, take a few weeks off and see what my heart tells me," he said.
"My bodys still healthy and my minds fairly healthy. Its been injured here and
there along the way, but I think I can manage."
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