From Pete Caldera:At Nick Swisher's personal Web site, there is a photo of the Yankees' newest acquisition with a smiling CC Sabathia, taken at a charity event in December of 2006. "I've known CC a couple of years now. He's just a great guy," Swisher said ...
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November 20, 2008
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Stat: Successful Pitchers making over $100 Million dollars
In Major League History there are only 4 pitchers who had a total contract over 100 Million, Who are they??
1) Johan Santana $137.5 Million
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Out of those four players, the only one has had a successful season with ERA under 3.00 after he signed, Who is he?
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