Cubs signed RHP Carlos Zambrano to a five-year, $91.5 million contract extension with a vesting option for 2013.
Zambrano probably would have received at least $140 million over seven years had he gone to the high bidder as a free agent.
Instead, he takes a deal that the MLBPA can't be very happy about.
At least he gets a slightly higher annual salary than Barry Zito ($18.3 million to $18 million).
The deal includes a full no-trade clause, and the vesting option is expected to turn into a player option as long he hits certain milestones over the course of the deal.
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