Harping on CC in the playoffs is dumb. He was money in every must win game down the stretch, which were pretty much playoff games. I think the workload had more to do with it. When you throw 508IP over 2 seasons, 494 of that in the regular season and you have one tired horse. If we had him, I would guarantee that he throws no more than 210.
I looked at the numbers and if you use Giambi's contract as a starting point, Tex is gonna cost a s*** load. 7 yrs 120 mil. Tex is 3 yrs younger than Giambi was. He's a switch hitter. And he's a gold glove 1b. Plus, that contract was given out in 2001, which would naturally assume some inflation. Boras is gonna ask for an ARod deal. He's likely get a deal a bit more than the 8yr 160 mil Sori got.