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Tanaka to the Yankees.

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Halu Sination:
So much for Cubs "refusing to be outbid" lol. Teams were definitely willing to match the annual salary, but nobody wanted to match the number of years as international talent who have yet to play a game in the Majors is always a huge risk.

Either way, I'm happy for the Yankees. Lord knows they needed this one, badly. Yanks have had horrible luck with their Japanese prospects in the past, so hopefully this one isn't an absolute bust. It's hard to imagine him sucking given how much hype he's gotten, but we all thought the same thing about Daisuke as well.

MistaNova:
Well according to some/most reports, the Yankees forgot to do their homework when they went overseas. Like with Kei Igawa a few years back they asked him what kind of pitches he throws after they signed him to that huge deal.

This time they've done their homework properly, plus Kuroda should be pretty huge in helping Tanaka adjust to life in the major leagues. God knows Ichiro won't do shit though.

Chamillitary Click:
Ellsbury - CF
Jeter - SS
Tex - 1B
McCann - C
Beltran - RF
Soriano - DH
Kelly Johnson/Nunez - 3B
Brian Roberts/Kelly Johnson/Brendan Ryan - 2B
Gardner/Ichiro - LF

Stay healthy & I'll take that lineup over the Rays & it's arguably better than the Red Sox.

CC
Tanaka
Kuroda
Nova
Pineda (Phelps until Pineda is ready to rock). Also a huge wild card.

Could still sign Garza or Santana.

I'll take the Rays & Sox's staffs, but not by as much as it seems.

Bullpen is a mess. Could get ugly. Weakest point.

MistaNova:

--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on January 22, 2014, 07:22:29 PM ---Ellsbury - CF
Jeter - SS
Tex - 1B
McCann - C
Beltran - RF
Soriano - DH
Kelly Johnson/Nunez - 3B
Brian Roberts/Kelly Johnson/Brendan Ryan - 2B
Gardner/Ichiro - LF

Stay healthy & I'll take that lineup over the Rays & it's arguably better than the Red Sox.

--- End quote ---

Bwahahahahahaha. I want whatever it is you're smoking.


--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on January 22, 2014, 07:22:29 PM ---CC
Tanaka
Kuroda
Nova
Pineda (Phelps until Pineda is ready to rock). Also a huge wild card.

Could still sign Garza or Santana.

I'll take the Rays & Sox's staffs, but not by as much as it seems.

Bullpen is a mess. Could get ugly. Weakest point.

--- End quote ---

LMAO. You should do stand up, you're killing me right now lol.
There's no way that staff comes close to the Rays or Red Sox. Hell, it's just barely better than the one the Orioles have.
The bullpen is a mess but it's the one area the Yankees actually have depth. Most of the players who make that depth are terrible but it's depth nonetheless.

Chamillitary Click:
Ellsbury > Victorino
Jeter = Bogaerts...Jeter's older, Bogaerts has potential but unproven.
Tex >/= Napoli
McCann >> AJ
Beltran < Nava
Soriano < Ortiz
2nd Base << Pedroia
Third Base < Middlebrooks
Gardner/Ichiro >/= Bradley...For now.

I gave Nava & Ortiz, but if you told me Beltran beasted in the smaller park left handed & came pretty close to Nava outside of average, pretty reasonable & Ortiz was about to get pushed into retirement before busting out last year; no saying him & Soriano can't come close.

Again I said arguably...not definitely.

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Pitching

Lester & Bucholz are the only guarantees (if there is such a thing) in that rotation. Lackey, Peavy, Dempster are aging. I can give the same bullshit you just automatically assume for the Yankees & say "they're geezers". Going into last season they weren't even supposed to be good. Now they had a good year & you're locking those three in? This almost exact Redsox team was projected to finish last in the AL going into the season lmao. You already mentioned that "CC isn't an ace anymore" based off of one shady season; so you're biased. Tanaka is supposedly Darvish-like...who would be the ace of the Red Sox staff & Kuroda just had a great season.

The Rays are probably going to move David Price...so there goes the best pitcher in the rotation. Moore & Cobb are beast, no lie. Archer could have a great year. Helickson posted a 5+ ERA last season.

BUT AGAIN....I said I'd take both staffs over the Yankees...but as you can see, not by thaaaat much.

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