Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is officially a New York Yankee!
"I was thinking as I was driving in, this would make 'the Boss' proud," said Brian Cashman, Yankees General Manager. "The Yankees are about always tryign to aquire the best talent ...
The big news of the day is Masahiro Tanaka signing with the Yankees for 7 years, $155 million:
#Yankees have spent half a BILLION dollars this winter & still have Kelly Johnson likely starting at 3B & Brian Roberts at 2B.
— Steve Berthiaume (@BertDbacks) January 22, 2014
Tanaka: 24-0, 1.27 ERA in 21...
There's no official word from the Rakuten Golden Eagles that Masahiro Tanaka will not be posted, but according to Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com, the Yanks are moving past the 25-year old starting pitcher.
“We’ve seen this coming for a couple of days now," said the source, according to Matthews
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Terry Collins wasn't my 1st choice as manager of the Mets. Truth be known after the dismissal of Jerry Manuel I was hoping the Mets would return to their glory days and bring in Wally Backman. Well Terry has done a solid job with a young club-except for juggling a terrible pen...
Texas was the big winner in the Yu Darvish battle that happened in the off season. On Wednesday he got his first start for the Texas Rangers in the Cactus League, and it went pretty well.
The last few years have been nothing short of disappointing for the New York Mets and their fans. This season will be tough, but they are hopeful for success with young prospect Zack Wheeler.
The New York Yankees have yet to make a big move this offseason and were looking at Cubs pitcher Matt Garza, but apparently the asking price is a bit to high.
While not the biggest signing the Yankees could do, they have given lefty Hideki Okajima a chance to come out of their bullpen as they sign him to a minor league deal.