When Arizona signed Zach Davies in January, there was not much question about the SnakePit editorial position on the matter. As the poll on the article shows, fan opinion was largely meh, with a slight skewing below that (26% went below, compared to 21% above). Agree or not, you could see the purpose behind it, the team not wanting to be over-reliant on rookie starting pitchers. Davies had been reasonable enough the previous season, making 27 starts with an ERA+ basically at league average (98). The price will end up being $6.15 million: a $4.7 million base salary, $950K in incentives for making 10 + 15 starts, and a $500K buyout, since next year’s $5.
Arizona fixes its Zach Davies problem
