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Keith Foulke got 3 years and 20.5m two offseasons ago, and was better for longer and only a year older. now before some jackass points out how bad he was last year, let me know where you got your crystal ball so i can buy one.

also, he hasn't been good his whole career. the first 170 innings or so he was a below average pitcher (walks). since his walk rate has dropped each of the last 3 years (dramatically from 03-04) and his K rate has increased he has become very good.

everybody in the free world knows they overpaid. its Toronto for crying out loud. they probably have to overpay for a player more than the NYY. they probably figured it was better to pay more for this guy now, then risk losing him later.

since i am always whining about how the red sox have to spend more to keep with NY, the same must hold true for Toronto, especially since they play in an undesirable locale.