2009 Recap: Carlos Zambrano

Quick -- name the last pitcher signed to a massive multi-million dollar contract that got through the deal unscathed!  Chances are you can't.  This is a big reason why rewarding a 20-something starting pitcher with more than a hundred million dollars guaranteed is a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you don't scenario. And thus, at least a few of us expected Carlos Zambrano to have this kind of year.  The amazing thing is that, despite nagging soreness issues, and despite his workout regime being questionable, he hasn't had to undergo major surgery.  Maybe he won't have to.  Probably it's only a matter of time.  Still, Carlos has become a polarizing figure amongst Cub fans, and this year has not helped his cause at all. After all -- Carlos Zambrano went on the DL for swinging a bat too hard during batting practice.  Apparently this is something that ace pitchers do not do, although he was hardly the only Cub pitcher to get hurt do...