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No payments 'til 2007

By Buster Olney
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Editor's Note: This story appears in the Nov. 6 edition of ESPN The Magazine. With revenues riding all-time highs, baseball is healthier and wealthier than ever. But wise? Let's not get carried away. In a free agent lot packed with clunkers, GMs are lining up to bid on Barry Zito. While only one gets to spend $80 million on the 28-year-old lefty, the rest won't hesitate to splurge on would-be, should-be or could-be. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japan's dominant starter, is out there, but you don't get to ...

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