re jack morris in article apr sni ca dave snitor sni ca dave till writes i don t think it was that obvious at the time that viola was better morris and viola had comparable k ip ratios in viola was coming off an injury whereas morris was healthy at the time i didn t really want the sox to sign either i was more than a little worried about viola s elbow but you surely remember my shout of relief when after a week of rumors that morris was coming to the red sox they ended up with viola instead now i m even happier viola seems to have rebounded nicely also morris was willing to sign for only two years the jays don t like to sign pitchers to long term contracts which i think is a sensible policy how long did viola sign for three years i generally agree with their policy of avoiding long term contracts for pitchers but i think they enforce it rather too strictly these days the premier pitchers all sign three or four year deals which leaves the jays with morris and stewart if the jays want to compete for top free agent pitchers they will have to accept greater risks any idea what the option year deal is for morris are there any automatic activation clauses what is the buyout amount f cheers valentine
