Those lucky Japanese ballplayers

[gmsieb]

and you are comparing apples to oranges as well ... It maybe professional baseball but its not the big leagues.

thats like saying so and so played 7 years in the Arena football league thus he's superior to a kid coming out of college baseball

That I know of, no one has ever compared arena football to college baseball.

His team their was rumored to be offering him 9mil per to stay.

 

[George_Calfas]

No, that's just a stupid strawman argument.

Actually arena league or Canadian football league to NFL might be a spot on comparison to MLB to Japanese baseball League.

 

[sportscardtheory]

Actually arena league or Canadian football league to NFL might be a spot on comparison to MLB to Japanese baseball League.

Maybe, but you don't see NFL teams paying CFL or AFL players 10+ million a year to leave their respective leagues. That's because the NPB is a major league with major money to spend. A better comparison for NPB would be the KHL.

 

[vwnut13]

Waaaaah! My teams billionaire owner is to cheap to put a good team on the field. Waaaaah!

 

[brewerfan99]

Maybe, but you don't see NFL teams paying CFL or AFL players 10+ million a year to leave their respective leagues. That's because the NPB is a major league with major money to spend. A better comparison for NPB would be the KHL.

The NPB league cannot even come close to paying there players what MLB teams can.

 

[brewerfan99]

Waaaaah! My teams billionaire owner is to cheap to put a good team on the field. Waaaaah!

last time I checked the Brewers have been good recently ... that being said I would certainly like a shot at the best players in the world not in the MiLB or MLB. The best way to do that is have a draft. Theres no borders in the NBA draft. Why does baseball's have to have borders

 

[sportscardtheory]

The NPB league cannot even come close to paying there players what MLB teams can.

But don't respond to the post where I ripped this thread to shreds with undeniable facts...

 

[sportscardtheory]

last time I checked the Brewers have been good recently ... that being said I would certainly like a shot at the best players in the world not in the MiLB or MLB. The best way to do that is have a draft. Theres no borders in the NBA draft. Why does baseball's have to have borders

I'll refer you to post #19 and be done with this.

 

[brewerfan99]

Other countries have leagues and contracts. It's not like Tanaka was playing in the streets of Japan and some team is handing him over 100+ million dollars. Due to many years of success, he was making millions a year playing for the Rakuten Golden Eagles in a professional baseball league. To think that a team from MLB should be able to simply draft a guy making millions on a contract is absurd. He played for 7 years and is just now being "let go" by the Golden Eagles after his contract is up. They offered him 8 to 10 million PER-YEAR to stay with the Golden Eagles. Do you expect him to sign for $250,000 a year with a MLB team and work his way up the system? Why would ANYONE do something so stupid. lol Come on now.

so they can prove themselves against the BEST in the world. You want to be considered the best you have to play against the best. Nobody ever strives to be mediocre. Or at least they shouldn't if they value themselves

 

[brewerfan99]

I'll refer you to post #19 and be done with this.

Done and Done!

 

[Super Mario]

What's sad is that he'll probably end up being a bust.

Who's not been to this point really?

 

[sportscardtheory]

Who's not been to this point really?

Ever heard of Yu Darvish. Nomo. Uehara. Iwakuma. Kuroda. Saito. Sasaki.

All successful MLB pitchers from NPB.

 

[Austin]

The guy is 25 and has been playing professional baseball since 2007. That's 7 years in the top Japanese league. If you think he should be paid like an 18-21 year-old draftee, I don't know what else to tell you.

That's how I see it too.
Tanaka should be considered as a Free Agent, not a rookie, comparable to 20 year olds in AA.
Tanaka is the best pither in Japan, not just a prospect.
MLB only signs the best of the best from Japan.
That's why most of the players who have signed huge contracts, like Ichiro, Hideki Matsui, Hideo Nomo, Daisuke Matsusaka, Yu Darvish and several of the great Japanese relievers over the years have had an immediate impact in America.
They're worth the risk because they're Japan's top superstars.

 

[gmsieb]

Ever heard of Yu Darvish. Nomo. Uehara. Iwakuma. Kuroda. Saito. Sasaki.

All successful MLB pitchers from NPB.

Or sushi??

 

[Super Mario]

Ever heard of Yu Darvish. Nomo. Uehara. Iwakuma. Kuroda. Saito. Sasaki.

All successful MLB pitchers from NPB.

Jury is still out on Darvish.

And the only other name I know is Hideo Nomo on your list.

 

[gmsieb]

Jury is still out on Darvish.

And the only other name I know is Hideo Nomo on your list.

Are you a baseball fan??

 

[sportscardtheory]

Jury is still out on Darvish.

And the only other name I know is Hideo Nomo on your list.

If you have never heard of Uehara, I have no idea why you are on a baseball card message board. He recently made the last out of the World Series for the Red Sox after having one of the best seasons for a relief pitcher in baseball history.

 

[Super Mario]

If you have never heard of Uehara, I have no idea why you are on a baseball card message board. He recently made the last out of the World Series for the Red Sox after having one of the best seasons for a relief pitcher in baseball history.

Yeah, I just didn't know how to pronounce it until you just said that. I didn't watch the last out of the World Series for the record, lol.

 

[Super Mario]

Are you a baseball fan??

More into cricket and rugby.

 

[gmsieb]

If you have never heard of Uehara, I have no idea why you are on a baseball card message board. He made the last out of the World Series for the Red Sox after having one of the best seasons for a relief pitcher in baseball history.

I think it's time for you to move on. Get a mask, like batman, to protect the ones you love. Ur work is done here.