Barry Zito News

Having set a quick pace with player acquisitions this offseason, the Giants hope to regain that stride as they approach the annual Winter Meetings, which begin next Monday at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas.

When Oakland A's pitcher Barry Zito hit the free-agent market following the 2006 season, his agent, Scott Boras, proclaimed Zito, then 28, would become baseball's best left-handed starter since Steve Carlton.

The Giants are reported to be close to a deal, inking Edgar Renteria to a two-year, $18 million contract.

Two of the Giants' biggest names, one past and one present, occupied prominent spots in the Giants' charitable endeavors for 2008.

Remember how worried a lot of us were when the Giants were linked to Carlos Lee ? And remember how, when the Giants didn't sign Lee, how they turned around and signed Barry Zito with the money earmarked for ...

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The room is about to get more crowded in the auction for free agent left-hander CC Sabathia , if it hasn't already.

Tough times for pitcher Barry Zito, the Giants are willing to trade him and pay the majority of his contract.

The Babe, Iron Horse and Joltin' Joe never imagined this far-out mission. Neither did Yogi, Whitey nor the Mick.

Roberta Jean Rosser Zito, the mother of Giants left-hander Barry Zito, died Thursday in Los Angeles at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

THIS is not about flowers or candy. This is about the diamond ring, and just how gaudy it is.

San Francisco Giants' starting pitcher Tim Lincecum works against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of their MLB game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., Friday Aug.

Tim Lincecum doesn't want to match this record, and the Giants definitely don't want him to match this record.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are trying to do with money what Scott Boras wants done with time.

I never really understood why there aren't more "swap meet" type deals in baseball.

Mark Teixeira, C.C. Sabathia, Manny Ramirez and Frankie Rodriguez are just four of the big names that are available on the free agent market this off-season. And now that the World Series is over, open season ...

When Comcast Sports Bay Area Net Net ran a series of classic Giants games this year, I tried to save a few on my DVR for the dark, baseball-free, winter days.

And lo, after Bill James begat the hitter projections, a bright light emanated from his abacus, and, yea, he came forth verily with the pitcher projections for 2009 .

C.C. Sabathia is back in Ohio, perhaps watching the baseball playoffs, no doubt drawing up plans for the new mansion he'll be able to buy in a couple of months.

The National League Cy Cyoung Award will be announced Nov. 11, and Tim Lincecum is considered a strong candidate to win it.