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Rockies, Cook Agree On Extension
The long-rumored three-year extension for Aaron Cook is now complete, according to MLB.com's Thomas Harding. The sinkerballer gets $30MM to cover the 2009-11 seasons. He's also got a mutual option for 2012. Some of the money is a bonus going toward 2008, as Cook was set to earn only $4.5MM.
Cook turns 29 in February. He posted a 4.12 ERA in 25 starts in '07, ranking fourth in the league with a 57.9% groundball rate. Cook and fellow rotation anchor Jeff Francis are both locked in through 2011 now. The Rockies are still trying to find someone to replace Josh Fogg, who is likely to land elsewhere this winter.
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IMO, the Rox need at least 1 real pitcher in their rotation in order to be taken seriously. Francis and Cook are only #2 or #3 in my book.
Posted by: striker | December 11, 2007 at 02:58 PM
"only" 4.5 million. wow.
Posted by: vegasneedsbaseball | December 11, 2007 at 03:12 PM
well it is "only" $4.5 million when other guys of his quality are getting $10 million a year.
And I don't think anyone has been claiming that the Rockies have a good 1-2 in Francis-Cook, it is actually quite poor. But considering the conditions they play under and such, acquiring an ace is exceptionally hard, and having him put up ace numbers is even harder. Plus that offense is downright scary with Holliday, Helton, Hawpe, Tulo, and Atkins, especially compared to some of the other anemic offenses of the NL West.
Posted by: scribbletone | December 11, 2007 at 06:29 PM