11/28: Yanks Win Igawa Bidding
ESPN is reporting that
the Yankees have sent in the top bid for Japanese pitcher Kei Igawa for around $25 million. The Yankees have until December 28 to reach a deal with the pitcher.
That's about as high as I would've made the bid for Matsuzaka. Now we're going to pay $25 million just for the right to a guy who will probably put up similar numbers to a pitcher we could get under contract for that much for about three years. But hey, when the Red Sox are about to pay $75 million for J.D. Drew for five years, maybe this isn't TOO bad.
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Jason wrote:
In reality, igawa is a defensible expenditure by NYY given the crazy numbers demanded for the likes of Ted Lilly et al.
From these wacky prices you have to conclude that starting pitching is scarce. So Igawa is not a bad idea for 3-4-5.
Is it too much to hope to have Carl Pavano come to Spring Training (as the drill sargeant says in Full Metal Jacket) 'Born again hard?"
It would