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Showing posts with label Masahiro Tanaka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Masahiro Tanaka. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

American League news: Yankees dealing with early injuries

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Luis Severino The New York Yankees are among the favorites in the American League this season, but they have had some bad news on the in...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Is new Yankees left-hander James Paxton really an "ace" or a "star"?

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James Paxton There is a difference between being an ace and having ace stuff. Case in point, left-hander James Paxton , the starting ...
Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Carlos Rodon's disappointing first half ends with a dud; Alex Avila heads back to DL; Chris Sale an All-Star

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Carlos Rodon Carlos Rodon is far from the worst player on the White Sox, but he might be the most disappointing. Many people, includ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Jose Abreu wins AL Rookie of the Year; Jacob deGrom wins NL honor

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The American League Rookie of the Year voting , as expected, offered little in the way of drama. White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu be...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Jose Abreu named the Sporting News AL Rookie of the Year

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White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu on Monday was named the AL Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News . This award is voted on by player...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Can Chase Headley jump-start the Yankees in the AL East race?

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The New York Yankees have a mediocre 51-48 record and a minus-30 run differential, and 80 percent of their projected starting rotation is ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Report: Cubs renew contract talks with Jeff Samardzija

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Turn on the baseball talk shows in Chicago, and you still hear nothing but poetry and praise for the Cubs' front office and its rebuil...
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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Masahiro Tanaka: Some first impressions

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I finally got a chance to watch New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka on TV for the first time on Wednesday afternoon. The highly reg...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Teams should be more willing to include opt-out clauses

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A prominent feature of both of the massive contracts given to pitchers this month is an opt-out clause. Left-handed Dodgers ace Clayton Ke...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Clayton Kershaw expected to make more than entire Atlanta pitching staff

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I pulled this nugget out of the Jan. 27 edition of Sports Illustrated: Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will make an average of ...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

'Bo knows ambassadorship'

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Is "ambassadorship" even a word? I'm not sure it is, but former two-sport star Bo Jackson returned to the White Sox as a te...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Masahiro Tanaka agrees to seven-year deal with Yankees

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The team that needed Masahiro Tanaka the most was the team that signed him: the New York Yankees. On Wednesday, the Yankees and Tanaka ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Clayton Kershaw to get record-setting deal; David Price also signs

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is the new richest man in baseball -- at least for now. According to reports, the left-hand...
Sunday, December 29, 2013

Big contract for any pitcher is risky business

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The contract Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is going to receive is already giving some people upset stomachs. The size of it might end u...
Friday, December 27, 2013

Masahiro Tanaka: Short-term gain, long-term risk?

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Japanese free agent pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is going to get an absurd contract from a major league team at some point in January. This m...
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