The Dodgers can outspend the Giants, but can they outbananas them? That's the question on the table, apparently, as Zack Greinke's decision might come down to which team is willing to offer a sixth year.
Greinke is 32, you know.
There's precedent for a pitcher in his 30s getting a deal that long. Kevin Brown got an even longer deal from the Dodgers just before turning 34, and for three out of his five years in Los Angeles, he was fantastic. If Greinke were excellent for the first two or three years of a massive six-year contract, he would have to, I don't know, bite a first-round pick on the neck to turn deal into a complete flop.