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Commander_Nate
Now we can afford Tanaka.
disadvantage 2
He’s only 27?? I would have guessed he was at least 32.
connfyoozed .
It does seem like he has been around forever. I imagine that the teams he has pitched for felt like he was around way too long, also.
greatgame
Good experience for this young pitcher living overseas while making more than the U.S. league minimum. Wish you the best.
abes_seed
We hardly knew you… good thing Mark Mulder is on the way!
Mark Smith
Why would anyone give up a deal with an MLB team that might get them back to the majors to go play in South Korea? Weird.
connfyoozed .
Money, for one thing. Also, playing time, in the sense that he will be more guaranteed of a consistent rotation spot in Korea than he would in the Angels system, where they would be more inclined to let younger prospects get their innings.
A lot of marginal vets in their upper 20s and early 30s are choosing the Japan/Korea/Taiwan route to get noticed these days instead of toiling in the minors: they get paid more, get to live overseas and learn another culture if they are so inclined, and scouting has evolved to the degree that you are just as likely to get noticed by an MLB franchise in need if you are in Tokyo, Topeka, or Timbuktu (well, maybe not Timbuktu…).