The Gas House Gang

Man, this is huge.  One of the best pitchers in baseball, Chris Carpenter, signed a five year contract extension with the Cardinals for $65 million.  There’s an option for 2012 so the Cardinals have Carpenter locked up for the next seven years.

These deals aren’t without risk because pitchers can flame out in a hurry.  Carpenter has been amongst the best in baseball the past two years though and pitching trumps all so I like this deal.