dakis
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Post by dakis on Jan 16, 2014 19:39:01 GMT -5
So a buddy of mine told me his very reliable source says the Cubs are about to sign Tanaka. Take it with a grain of salt but I'd figure I would pass along the news. I trust this person but still. In New York Michael Kay said the dodgers have a huge announcement tomorrow at 10. I think that may be Tanaka. His wife supposedly loves the west coast and the big market.
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Post by ICW on Jan 16, 2014 19:40:11 GMT -5
So a buddy of mine told me his very reliable source says the Cubs are about to sign Tanaka. Take it with a grain of salt but I'd figure I would pass along the news. I trust this person but still. In New York Michael Kay said the dodgers have a huge announcement tomorrow at 10. I think that may be Tanaka. His wife supposedly loves the west coast and the big market. Nah, it's announcing the Kershaw extension.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 16, 2014 21:54:57 GMT -5
The Yankees are offering Masahiro Tanaka 7 yrs/$150 million
Update: SNY is saying Tanaka will sign with the Yank and official announcement will be made on Monday
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Post by Chip on Jan 16, 2014 22:30:55 GMT -5
if that's true....wow. I'm sorry but a guy who has never thrown a pitch in the MLB is not worth $20m a year.
Once again, baseball is becoming "who can pay the most for this guy" instead of teams actually realizing these players are nowhere NEAR worth the kinds of salaries they get. i almost think teams dont even care, it's just for bragging rights to say "we paid $220325276927 for this guy"
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Post by ICW on Jan 16, 2014 22:33:39 GMT -5
That's not true.
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Post by Justin on Jan 16, 2014 22:36:24 GMT -5
So local radio is reporting A-Rod has been contacted by the Long Island Ducks. They want to him to play a year with them to help him stay in shape. They had Vlad Guerrero last year and Luis Gonzalez in the past.
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Post by ICW on Jan 16, 2014 22:44:34 GMT -5
The Yankees are offering Masahiro Tanaka 7 yrs/$150 million Update: SNY is saying Tanaka will sign with the Yank and official announcement will be made on Monday You're taking your trolling to another level. Fake news now? Come on.
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Post by ICW on Jan 22, 2014 9:54:58 GMT -5
Looks like my buddy was wrong. Tanaka signs with YANKEES 7-years, $155M with an opt-out after the 4th year
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2014 10:14:32 GMT -5
Looks like my buddy was wrong. Tanaka signs with YANKEES 7-years, $155M with an opt-out after the 4th year Awesome great pitching staff when Pineda comes back and if they can stay healthy they can make a serious run!
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Post by Chip on Jan 22, 2014 10:15:40 GMT -5
CC Kuroda Tanaka Nova Pineda
watch out MLB
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Post by bad guy™ on Jan 22, 2014 10:52:53 GMT -5
The Yankees are offering Masahiro Tanaka 7 yrs/$150 million Update: SNY is saying Tanaka will sign with the Yank and official announcement will be made on Monday You're taking your trolling to another level. Fake news now? Come on. Well now...
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Post by ICW on Jan 22, 2014 10:58:39 GMT -5
You're taking your trolling to another level. Fake news now? Come on. Well now... He completely made that up. Bids were still be submitted last night.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jan 22, 2014 11:10:20 GMT -5
He completely made that up. Bids were still be submitted last night. Guy is a hell of a guesser then. xD
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Post by T R W on Jan 22, 2014 11:29:19 GMT -5
I have to admit, I would laugh my ass off if he just came out and flat out sucked in the MLB.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jan 22, 2014 11:32:05 GMT -5
I have to admit, I would laugh my ass off if he just came out and flat out sucked in the MLB. Dude, your sig is amazing. Tanaka sucking would be hilarious. I doubt it. But I wonder how quickly he will adapt though.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jan 22, 2014 11:56:39 GMT -5
Huge risk for the Yankees but one they had to take. He wont be Darvish but if hes very good he'll be huge for that team.
I still think the Yankees have too many holes to win a World Series but they are closer to that goal now than they were when the season ended.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jan 22, 2014 12:01:38 GMT -5
Huge risk for the Yankees but one they had to take. He wont be Darvish but if hes very good he'll be huge for that team. I still think the Yankees have too many holes to win a World Series but they are closer to that goal now than they were when the season ended. Agreed on the first part for sure. But pitching can do some amazing things for an otherwise mid level team, as you already know. I expect a playoff run, personally. Now we must wait for the LoZo reaction. It should be interesting to see how he manages to negatively spin this.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jan 22, 2014 18:42:33 GMT -5
Red Sox signed Grady Sizemore today.
Suck it Tanaka, the AL East is still ours.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 22, 2014 18:45:25 GMT -5
The Yankees are offering Masahiro Tanaka 7 yrs/$150 million Update: SNY is saying Tanaka will sign with the Yank and official announcement will be made on Monday You're taking your trolling to another level. Fake news now? Come on. OK, so I was off by $5 million and the announcement date by 2 days. But I dont give no fake news.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jan 22, 2014 19:30:58 GMT -5
Huge risk for the Yankees but one they had to take. He wont be Darvish but if hes very good he'll be huge for that team. I still think the Yankees have too many holes to win a World Series but they are closer to that goal now than they were when the season ended. Agreed on the first part for sure. But pitching can do some amazing things for an otherwise mid level team, as you already know. I expect a playoff run, personally. Now we must wait for the LoZo reaction. It should be interesting to see how he manages to negatively spin this. I don't have any negative reaction. I said all along that the Yanekees NEEDED him, I just didn't think that it would actually happen. We've been hearing about this whole $189 million thing for 3 years now and last off season the Yankees let Martin walk over 8 million dollars, so I was doubting if the Yankees would actually do what was needed to be done to get Tanaka, especially because they were not even remotely in on Matsuzaka and Darvish. I mean, yeah, is 22.1 million dollars a year a crazy amount for a guy that hasn't thrown a pitch in MLB? Hell yeah, but it is what it is and whoever got him was going to have to make a crazy offer. Every signing comes with an element of risk, you just hope for the best and deal with it. I think he'll be fine. If he's as good as everyone says, he's a 25 year old ace. If Michael Pineda can ever pitch like it's 2011 again, he's only 25 also. And if Ivan Nova can be how he was in the 2nd half of 2013, he's only 27. That's a damn good and YOUNG 3 guys....add that to the fact that if CC can learn to pitch like a skinny guy, he's only 33. And Kuroda is 38 but he's crafty and they just need to protect him so he doesn't burn out at the end of the season. The major holes on this team are the bullpen, and I'm personally worried about the ENTIRE infield. 1B - Teixeira is coming off wrist surgery and is reportedly not 100%. Not sure what he's going to be like. 2B - Cano is gone, so Brian Roberts and his 49063 concussions over the last 3 years will likely be at 2nd. Can he stay healthy? SS - Jeter is 39 coming off of a shattered ankle that re-broke once already. Not sure if he'll hold up, and his replacement is Brendan Ryan, one of the games WORST hitters. 3B - It will probably be Kelly Johnson. Can he be an everyday player or will he start strong and burn out like Lyle Overbay last year? I'd expect that the Yankees will probably make some more moves now that they are over $189. Like Hal said, if you're not 188, you might as well be a billion. All along he had the feeling that they were either going to be UNDER, or go WAY over...so the Yankees could go a little but nuts here for the remainder of the offseason. We'll have to wait and see. But I'd love another reliever or two.
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