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MASAHIRO TANAKA SIGNS A 7-YEAR/$155M CONTRACT WITH THE YANKEES
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Yankees To Sign Masahiro Tanaka
By Steve Adams [January 22 at 8:42am CST]
The Yankees will sign Masahiro Tanaka to a massive seven-year, $155MM contract that contains an opt-out after the fourth season, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). Tanaka is represented by Excel Sports Management.
By Steve Adams [January 22 at 8:42am CST]
The Yankees will sign Masahiro Tanaka to a massive seven-year, $155MM contract that contains an opt-out after the fourth season, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). Tanaka is represented by Excel Sports Management.
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Wow....
I hope he is mediocre at best. I love watching the Yankees blow money then suck.
Arent scouts pretty much in agreement he's a click behind darvish and the yankees paid him double what darvish got.
Thats a fun thing to type...
Thats a fun thing to type...
I think it is an overpay for a guy who hasn't proven anything in MLB, but given the scarcity of pitching and the Yanks need for it, I understand why they did it. The argument for that contract is that top pitchers his age are very valuable and tough to find. If he pitches like Kuroda over the course of his contact, the Yankees will be fine. Is the opt-out after season 4 available to both sides? I'd be worried about getting Matsuzaka level performance out of him and being on the hook for 5 bad years.
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Second largest free agent contract for a pitcher behind... CC Sabathia
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Thought the Cubs really had a shot here. Would be very interested in the difference of their offer if they made a serious one. He probably doesn't fit their timeline right now anyway so I guess it's not a big loss.
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He's young but has a ton of innings on his arm already. Hope he pans out though. The expectations are going to be astronomical. Especially in NY.
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HPC
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Hit the nail on the head
And that is the Yankees' fault how?
They still have to pay him once he returns or cut him. It's not like theyre getting a free pass.
You may want to re-read what I wrote. I never blamed the yankees.
I think the rules are a joke right now, many agree. I am just using arod as the example.
The Yankees have been sitting back, hoping he would be suspended for the year, just for this signing.
Some in the MLBPA, want arod gone for good. So should a team signing a known PED guy, just be let off
the hook, when the guy gets busted again and be able to use his money or should there be some rules in
place to stop it??
A few years back the angels signed GMJ, anyone with a brain, knew he was using the years before. He got busted
and was never the same, angels had to pay his whole contract. They may still be paying him.
I just think there has to be a set of rules to manage every situation the same. If the mlb wants to stop PED use,
put some risk on the teams also for signing the guys. The yanks are loving that arod got caught and they get to spend
his money, which Im sure, in small part, is why he is taking them to court.
This isnt going to be just a yankee problem. It's bigger than the yanks, I dont think a team should benefit from
a cheater getting caught and the yanks clearly have.
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