Oh Schmidt! Jason leaves Giants for hated Dodgers
From the fountain of information that is Ken Rosenthal, Jason Schmidt is now a Dodger at $16 million per year.
"The Dodgers have landed the biggest free-agent pitching prize to date, reaching a preliminary agreement on a three-year, $47 million contract with right-hander Jason Schmidt, FOXSports.com has learned.
"Schmidt, 33, chose the Dodgers over the Cardinals and Mariners, both of whom were seeking to add him to the top of their rotation.
"With the Dodgers, he will be reunited with general manager Ned Colletti and trainer Stan Conte, both of whom previously were with the Giants.
"The addition of Schmidt likely will increase the chances of the Dodgers trading right-hander Brad Penny for a hitter, even though the Dodgers lost free-agent right-hander Greg Maddux to the Padres on Tuesday."
Not a bad signing for the Dodgers given that they did it for fewer years than expected. And not a bad signing for Barry Zito either.
And the folks in No Cal begin the chant of "Turn off their water."