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BVHjays
Interesting read! I wonder how much the pitching market is being altered by Tanaka though – perhaps in a typical year, it would be tough for a free agent player to get a three-years after January, but for the pitchers, perhaps Tanaka’s situation is just delaying the whole process.
John Kreese
That’s what it feels like. Especially in Garza’s case. It will be interesting to see when Tanaka signs if the teams he’s been linked to that don’t get him (NY, SEA, AZ, etc) start scrambling for the Ubaldo’s, Santana’s, etc.This might be a case where it’s smart for their agents to wait.
OKYjoe
I would love to see Tanaka go to a dark Horse team(Rangers, Blue Jays, Cubs ect)
Scott Brewer
it’s interesting to me how the market for starting pitchers gets so inflated. I understand its all about supply and demand, but understand too starting pitchers are one of the most fragile guys in baseball. Questions every year surrounding starting pitchers isn’t if they’ll break but when!?
Most of these guys aside from masahiro Tanaka are hitting their age 31 season and above. This fact also plays heavily into current negotiations for Tanaka’s services because he’s only 25, but wrap your head around this…He hasn’t thrown one single pitch in Major League Baseball! Recent speculation to sign Tanaka will cost any team a 9 figure contract not including the $20 mil. post.
Look if my Halos sign Tanaka I will be quite happy. However, If we don’t sign him that’s a dodge of a big investment with a lot of question marks.
Ian Wisniewski
Someone end this misery and sign Tanaka already. He’s going to be booed all year for this! Irrational hatred is irrational.
Jeffy25
Probably won’t happen until the deadline.
txftw
Booed all year for this? The majority of people here in the states have no clue who this guy is right now
Pennsy
I think there’s some other sporting leagues are distracting people around this time of year.
dgapa
You don’t understand how this process works do you?
burnboll
Why would he be booed? I don’t quite understand why?
$40129616
Tanaka’s situation isn’t the only delay in the FA market this year. There’s also the Alex Rodriguez situation. Since the Yankees are such a FA powerhouse, there are undoubtedly some players/agents who have not quite received the offers they want, and are waiting to see if the NYY might jump in when some money frees up.
pft2
Even with Arod suspended for the entire year they are close to 189, so not that much money left unless the blow past it. Their payroll with Arod is still about 20 million less than last year, without him its 45 million less.
UltimateYankeeFan
I’m not convinced that the Yankees regardless of the outcome of Tanaka won’t go after someone like Jimenez.
OKYjoe
I see them making a strong push at either Garza or Santana.
pft2
I think they just hope for Pineda and Banuelos to bounce back and go after Lester or Bailey next year. Both Garza and Santana will get killed in that park in the AL East. Garza is not the same guy he was with the Rays.
pft2
He has had 2 good months in 3 years. Take away Aug and Sep last year and he has been Phil Hughes. Beware of the contract year, or in this case, the contract years last 2 months.
Lefty_Orioles_Fan
I am thinking Sanatana should go back to KC.
For the life of me, if a player does well and resurrects his career like Santana did, why wouldn’t he want to help the team that helped him.
Same for Jimenez. Although, my after Christmas wish is for the O’s to sign Jimenez.
I just have no idea what the O’s are doing
I keep on hearing Morales rumors and I am always like why?
This morning I read K Rod, I was shocked that they traded for him in the first place.
Then Showalter didn’t really use him and now they want him back? Why?
Tanaka, I am definitely interested, but at what cost I just don’t know.
vtadave
Must be confusing to be an Orioles fan, as I too have no idea what their strategy is this winter.
Jeffy25
I thought Matt Holliday extended in December
burnboll
Stephen Drew very little interest from the get go. Will have to settle for quite a lot less average salary than the QO.
pft2
Players are prepared to accept a lower AAV than the QO for more years. Its the number of guaranteed dollars that count most. Cano took a lower AAV than the Yankees offered because Seattle offered more years. If the Red Sox thought there was a chance Drew takes the QO they don’t offer it.
pft2
I think Tanaka is affecting even the position players. Certain teams may be prioritizing SP’ing, but if they miss out on their target may seek to upgrade elsewhere with their available budget. Many AL teams could use an offense upgrade in RF and DH, and many MLB teams could use the 8th best SS in MLB last year.
Drew at 3/35 was never crazy talk, and Cruz at the same amount could also make sense. His 4/75 demand at the outset must have turned off a lot of teams, or they got Buds memo after Peralta was signed that it does not look good for the game to reward PED violators with large deals.
Some weeks after Peralta was signed Drew must be asking himslef if maybe he should have done the same
burnboll
Did Bud Selig send out a memo about Peralta?