Let's try again: Milledge for Zito, NO contract extension.

[Frayed Knot]

Zito's not making this kind of decision easy;
- he coughs up a 1st inning Salami to Troy Glaus ... and then shuts down the Jays the rest of the way for the win.

[metirish]

What's Zito like in the post-season?...IIRC he's kinda crap.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Zito's Stats from Baseball Reference.com

Postseason Pitching

Year Round Tm Opp WLser G GS ERA W-L SV CG SHO IP H ER BB SO
+------------------+-----+--+--+------+-----+--+--+---+-----+---+---+---+---+
2000 ALDS OAK NYY L 1 1 1.59 1-0 0 0 0 5.7 7 1 2 5
2001 ALDS OAK NYY L 1 1 1.12 0-1 0 0 0 8.0 2 1 1 6
2002 ALDS OAK MIN L 1 1 4.50 1-0 0 0 0 6.0 5 3 4 8
2003 ALDS OAK BOS L 2 2 3.46 1-1 0 0 0 13.0 9 5 4 13
+------------------+-----+--+--+------+-----+--+--+---+-----+---+---+---+---+
4 Lg Div Series 0-4 5 5 2.76 3-2 0 0 0 32.7 23 10 11 32



I wouldn't characterize it as crap - he's been pretty solid in the postseason.

[Frayed Knot]

Pretty good actually [3-2, 2.76, 23 H in 37 IPs, 32/11 K/BB] but that shouldn't enter into any decision.
Post-season numbers are usually based on such a small sample size that trying to predict something off of them is useless.

[Guest Edgy DC]

And if we are going to judge by that, looking to Orlando Hernandez and his 12-3, 2.55 ERA is the way to go.

[metirish]

Steve Phillips who gets way too much air time during Sunday night baseball thinks there is no way the A's trade Zito, not even if the Mets include Lastings.

[Elster88]

Not sure that I've ever seen such a strong preference on this board.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Well, there was that Kazmir for Zambrano (the wrong one) trade a few years ago.

There may not have been a poll at the time, but the trade definitely didn't receive much support from our membership. It was a move that was pretty universally criticized from the time it was announced. .

[metirish]

So what about Zito, he stays with the A's and now when Oakland loses him all they will get are compensation picks, certainly a tough spot for Beane to be in.

[Frayed Knot]

That's what Beane has done with virtually every FA he's had over the years:
Giambi, Damon, Isringhausen, etc.
He did deal the two pitchers' Mulder & Hudson but that was a full season before they went FA

[Guest Edgy DC]

Tejada too.

Give me a GM with more faith in what his scouting and development team will give to him than in what an opposing GM will.