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Email a copy of 'Revisiting Ryan Zimmerman's Extension' to a friend
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jwsox
where the longoria commenter saying Z should sit out till he gets a new contract too
Farid Rushdi
He’s from Virginia, wants to stay in DC and means it when he says that money isn’t everything. As long as the Nationals continue to improve, they will pay him what he’s worth and could end up like Brooks Robinson, a Gold Glove Hall of Famer who ends up playing for just one team in his career.
michaelseeley
I hope so. I’m not a Nats fan (pathetic Royals fan here), but I miss the days when superstars stayed with one team most of their careers. (see: Brett, George)
stl_cards16
The most underrated player in baseball.
bigsulls
It’s a crime that he consistently loses out to David Wright to go to the All-Star game.
SpaldingBalls 2
I love Zimmerman. The guy is a stud in hitting and fielding, and he has yet to get the credit he deserves. Evidence of this: Hawk Harrelson said on the broadcast for the Sox game yesterday that, “Outside of Dunn, Josh Willingham was Washington’s best hitter.” Made me throw up, and furthered my dislike of Hawk.
GoGreen_GoSoylentGreen
But good ole Hawk could tell you what a “can of corn” is…catchphrases are more his style. And you can put that on the board…Yes!
whatever
Really like your name
GoGreen_GoSoylentGreen
Thank you, I wish we all could just go the extra yard to save the planet…
michaelseeley
I just wanted to comment that I LOVE stories like this, looking back at extensions, free agent contracts, trades, etc. a couple of years after they were consummated. It’s always fun to see if perception of the deal at the time turned into reality years down the road.
$1519287
Glad you like them!
– BNS
jwredsox
Every bit as good as Longoria with nowhere near the hype.
jaguarslover
I wonder if Zim would take a discount if he got to throw to Albert Pujols? I wonder if he’d “Chip in” on the $25×10 it will take to sign Pujols.
WolandJR
Does anyone have concerns about Zim’s swing? It appears to be getting longer and more violent, all while he is adding a wider open stance and higher front foot step to his swing. It leads to some prodigious HRs (see the HR he hit in FLA last year that broke the score board), but I am concerned that swings like that don’t age well. Granted he is having a lot of success with this now, but you know… Maybe I am crazy and I am clearly not a professional scout (or even amateur for that matter), but it seems like all the best hitters in baseball have much much simpler approaches to their ABs than Zim.