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Tanaka to the Yankees.

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Chamillitary Click:
Seven years, 55 million. Player option after the 4th year.

Pretty pricey, but hopefully worth every penny. I think the Yankees should handle the AL East if he lives up to the cash.

MistaNova:
The revenue the Yankees earn from the Japanese fans, media etc... should cover a good amount of the pricey contract.

The Yankees are still going to finish 3rd and miss the postseason though. Tanaka's unproven, Robertson's most likely going to fail as a closer, they don't have any depth, Kelly Johnson is their starting 2nd baseman, their old geezers won't stay healthy, CC's no longer an ace, they still need to fill the void at 3rd, their rotation is still pretty shitty, the Rays are far better and the Red Sox are even better than the Rays.
The sweet irony is that with the Tanaka signing the Yankees went over the luxury tax limit. If they were going to go over it anyway then they should've resigned Cano.

Remedy360:
It'll be interesting to see how he turns out. Daisuke has been a huge disappointment, but Iwakuma and Darvish have both looked great so far.

whoisthis:
I think the Yanks did the smart thing only giving him 7 years. It's pricey, but like the Dodgers with Kershaw, they're really only paying for the dude's prime years. It's better to give up 7 years $155 Mil for a players prime, than let's say less per year, but stretch it out over 10 years. Then you have this grossly overpaid mid-30's shot player on your roster and the Yanks have too many of those.

MistaNova:
Stuff/profile wise he's not really close to any of the past Japanese pitchers.
More like an unflashy number 3 or 4 starter/innings eater. Like Mike Pelfrey or Paul Maholm.

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