you think Zito will do well With the Giants?

Answer 1

The Giants are headed for turmoil this season because of steroid boy. He will single handedly disrupt the entire season for the Giants. Zito will be lucky to pitch .500 ball. He should have gone somewhere else. He'll be sorry he made the move.

Answer 2

i am going to say he will be mediocre at best. Just read an article on sfgate.com this morning that he's been tinkering with his wind up all off season and giant's pitching coach is less than impressed. he's trying to get more velocity on his pitches by using his legs more. however, this change in motion may make his curve ball, his best pitch, non-existent. People eat his fast ball up for lunch.

And nobody knows if this mechanic "tweak" as zito calls it will do anything to harm his arm. The man has never been on the DL, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it. unfortunately for the giants zito has been on the decline since winning the cy young. he eats up tons of innings and pitches because it takes him at least two to settle down into the game. He regularly throws 100+ pitches and yet barely makes it to the 7th innning. He's also been giving up more homeruns (career high in 2006 if I recall) as of late as well and walks a ton of batters.

I also think it is foolish for any team to sign a pitcher going into their 30s to anything more than a 4 year deal. As we get older, we break down it is inevitable. But hey, the giants were willing to spend the bucks and zito was too lazy to go to New York to be a met.

Answer 3

It could really go either way, but based on what he's done in his career I think he'll do just fine.

AT&T Park is a great pitcher's park which will bode well in his favor. He is going to be facing pitchers instead of designated hitters, the hitters in the NL are generally not as fearsome as those in the AL and he still has one of the most wicked out-pitches in baseball with that nasty, nasty curve of his. In addition, all the reports I've read this spring are saying he showed up to camp in great shape after working on a new conditioning program this offseason to strengthen his legs and core.

On the contrary he isn't by any means a power pitcher and he has one of the slowest fastballs in the MLB. He also has a very old defensive and offensive unit to try and bail him out of jams and he must now hit and run the bases, which provides a forum for injury.

Luckily, he'll only have to face the rough-and-tumble lineups of the Mets, Cards, Cubs and Phillies a few times each season and will get to feast on the lighter hitting of the NL West and a lot of young hitters from the D-Backs and Rockies.

If I had to make an early prediction I'd say at the end of the season his stat line will look something like this:

16 W -- 3.65 ERA -- 165 K -- 220 IP

All of those numbers are right in line with his career averages and given the park factors versus the team around him, they all make pretty good sense.

However, to be worth what they're paying him...he should find a way to play another defensive position or serve as the team's closer on his off days and he should be able to put up Pujols-like numbers with the bat too...then maybe, just maybe he'd be worth the money he's going to be making.

Answer 4

I think Zito will succeed, but it's just a question of whether he will be merely an asset to the Giants rotation, or another Cy Young award winner like in '02. I predict that he will have a similar or slightly worse season than he did with the A's last season.

Answer 5

Not only will Zito do well with the Giants, he is going to bring up team morale and the Giants spirit! He will make it a lot easier for us long time Giants fans to let go of Bonds; because all he does is bring us down!

Answer 6

Absolutely, he is getting out of a division that includes :
Vlad
Michael Young
Mark Texiera
Hank Blalock
Ichiro
just to name a few. and into a division of
Matt Holliday
and uhhhh.... gee thats funny how many great hitters are in the NL West??????

AL is supurior to the NL, which is why Zito will win 17 or 18 if he stays healthy

Answer 7

Traditionally it's been easier for an AL pitcher to go to the NL. They have a pitcher to face where in the AL they don't. Zito is a lefty and if he doesn't fool with his mechanics he has a dynamic curveball that will be hard to hit in the NL. I see him doing well.

Answer 8

He should, because they paid him the largest contract in pitcher history and many AL's have been traded to Nl Teams so Zito will get used to that

Answer 9

Well i dont think he will be the same as when he was with A's. And by the way, his heart is still with the A's (once you go green and gold you never go back) b/c zito arrived to Scottsdale stadium with a GREEN OAK A's bag. HAHA

Answer 10

He'll compete for and maybe even win the Cy Young. Close to 20 wins if he gets some run support. 200 K. An era of about 3.00. Has to get his walks down. In the prime of his career. Getting to face pitchers in the NL. Lefty with raw talent. Sometimes there is an adjustment period for players switching leagues but I think with that curve he has, it will be the hitters needed to adjust to him.