Crazy market update

Gary Matthews Junior was thankful for Juan Pierre, Ned Coletti, and the Dodgers front office yesterday when he signed an even bigger deal than Pierre with the semi-crosstown Angels. If you're curious, his yearly OPS numbers since 2001 (the year he played with the Bucs) are .706, .780, .675, .811, .756, and .856 with those last three years coming in a hitter friendly park in Arlington. That production is now worth $10 million a year over five years for a guy that will be 32 next year. Remember when hockey buried themselves under a ton of player contracts they could no longer pay when people stopped watching on TV? This is getting out of control.

The Astros have reportedly signed Carlos Lee to a six year deal. There's no terms available yet, but Rotoworld is guessing $90 million.

UPDATE (3:05 PM)- Jayson Stark is now reporting that it's six years, $100 million.