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M.Kit
Didn’t we go through this same song and dance on Tanaka with rumors he wasn’t going to be posted?
Jeff Todd
Sure did!
Pete22
This is standard posturing by Japanese teams to appease their fan base and make it them look less interested in the money. Not even they believe it.
Andy Todd
Agreed 110%.
Jeff Todd
This is certainly quite possible. But it’s the first we’ve heard on this topic, really, and came from the actual people who matter, so I decided to run with it.
I hope to try to avoid the Tanaka situation this year, which should be eased by the fact that a) we don’t have the whole rule change scenario to gum things up and b) Maeda is not that level of pitcher (though that’s what we were saying about Tanaka vis-a-vis Darvish).
Timothy Bryce
Who do you think Kenta Maeda most compares to at the Major League level?
Pei Kang
Maybe someone like Dillon Gee?
start_wearing_purple
I seem to remember a report that teams see him as a middle of the rotation starter, a number 3 arm.
Scott Berlin
He could be a good replacement for Kuroda if he retires or goes back to Japan to pitch.
Stonehands
Maeda should have many suitors with money. I know LAD said they aren’t adding a starter but I don’t buy it with the retirement of Beckett. I’m thinking CHC, BOS, TEX, NYY, LAD, CHW, and PHI are all teams with money that can join the fray. Despite not being an ace, the lack of draft pick combined with any number of larger markets in need of pitching could drive his price way up. What is the predicted contract on this guy?
Dynasty22
The deal Yu Darvish got wouldn’t be a bad start.
BK
This is a perfect target for the Angels.
Roy-Z
I think I read somewhere that we wants to sign with either NYY or Boston. Could it be a Japanese teammate thing?
Sung Woo Chung
Maeda told reporters that he’s giving up to be posted this year according to sports nippon.
bobbybaseball
When are we going to stop looking at W-L records? They have no relevance as to a pitcher’s value whatsoever.
ChiefIlliniwek
I’m with you.
Usually.
If you don’t have access to league-wide data in order to compare a guy against his peers and you don’t know much about the league, sometimes a W-L record can be a small helpful piece of information. Or it can identify guys who don’t go deep into games and end up with a bunch of no-decisions.
That’s the strongest argument I can make about something that I don’t really believe in. I did my best.