News flash! Giants lose 7-2 to Detroit, behind a stellar two inning, five run/five hit/four walk effort from good ol’ Barry Zito. $500,000 grand well earned today!

The question above is a good one. On this hand, you have Barry Zito; a season into a seven year, $126 million contract, Zito has established himself as one of baseball’s bottom of the barrel starting pitchers. On the other, you’ve got Mike Hampton; at the tail end of receiving millions upon millions of dollars for 100+ missed starts over the past seven seasons. ESPN analyst Jayson Stark has a nice contrast and comparison here.