I'm all in favor of shoring up the rotation, but 3 years/$33 million seems a bit much for Lilly. He's a solid #3/4 starter, but this just seems like Frank and Ned's way of overreacting to the negative press about the McCourt divorce and saying "See? We have money to spend. Nothing to worry about." If, as most people believe, the payroll stays the same or even goes down from last year, this is a lot of money they just spent. Looks like Ned will have to go dumpster diving for a LF for the 2011 season. Might I suggest: