Anibal Sanchez 2012: Pitching for a New Deal

[Swifty]

Throughout the course of the 2012 season, please use this thread to discuss all issues, including but not limited to, news articles, injuries, performance, rumors, and statistical analysis related to the named player.

[emkayseven]

Elsewhere on the Marlins' contract front, one NL executive says that if he were ranking the starting pitchers in this winter's free-agent market, he'd rate Anibal Sanchez as the most attractive starter who isn't named Cole Hamels or Zack Greinke. And the 28-year-old Sanchez, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in eight of his 11 starts this year, is considered a lock to reach free agency.

The Marlins have Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle and Ricky Nolasco all under contract next year at a combined $36.25 million. There's even an outside shot Carlos Zambrano could vest his $19.25 million option by finishing in the top four in the Cy Young voting. So execs around the sport think there's no chance the Fish will sign another starter to an eight-figure-a-year deal.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/...cked-most-2012

[Jay]

I'm not saying we will sign Anibal but hasn't it already been established that Zambrano's option is already waived.

[HUGG]

Yes.