And we shall call him "The Corduroy Kid"

So here's our most recent news out of Red's Country.

I'm glad to see that we're making the requisite moves to back up the recent "win now" attitude that the Baker hiring represents. I'm worried, though, because this contract is so similar to the deal that Milton received right before his career went in the crap-tin. Also, this is a guy whose career ERA has been all over the map depending on the year.

Basically, we bought the guy for five years, just shy of 50 million dollars. He'll be 36 at the end of the contract, 37 if we pick up the option. Is that money well spent? Seems like a lot to me, and it feels like the fact that the Brewers and the Astros were the other two teams in that horserace drove the price higher than it would otherwise have gone.

I'm going to vote on the positive side, however, and say we get our money's worth. Sound off.

According to my "365 Sports facts a year" calendar...

Today is Kordell Stewart AND Tim McCarver's birthday.
Come to think of it Ian, I would love to see THOSE two guys announce the National Spelling Bee.
That would be amazing.