Comments on: Buzz: D’Backs offer more to Kuroda http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/11/buzz-dbacks-offer-more-to-kuroda/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: stickguy http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/11/buzz-dbacks-offer-more-to-kuroda/#comment-61285 stickguy Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:26:53 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/11/buzz-dbacks-offer-more-to-kuroda/#comment-61285 If an average at best, aging question mark from Japan is getting this kind of contract, the pitching market is more out of whack than I thought, based on trade proposals floated! To me, that means you need to hang on to viable pitching prospects if at all possible, and try to develop your own rotation strength. It is just too hard to find them elsewhere. Hey, it works for Beane and the A's! If an average at best, aging question mark from Japan is getting this kind of contract, the pitching market is more out of whack than I thought, based on trade proposals floated!

To me, that means you need to hang on to viable pitching prospects if at all possible, and try to develop your own rotation strength. It is just too hard to find them elsewhere.

Hey, it works for Beane and the A’s!

]]> By: therealsince86 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/11/buzz-dbacks-offer-more-to-kuroda/#comment-61283 therealsince86 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:08:06 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/11/buzz-dbacks-offer-more-to-kuroda/#comment-61283 I would at least talk to Fukudome. If he would accept a contract for less than Rowand then I would be intrigued. It would make Church/Gomez more tradeable or allow Church to be the super sub. Its only money and cost us no draft picks. Who knows he could be as good as Ichiro or the other Matsui. Then again he could be Shinjo II. I still say it might be worth the risk given the options. I would at least talk to Fukudome. If he would accept a contract for less than Rowand then I would be intrigued. It would make Church/Gomez more tradeable or allow Church to be the super sub. Its only money and cost us no draft picks. Who knows he could be as good as Ichiro or the other Matsui. Then again he could be Shinjo II. I still say it might be worth the risk given the options.

]]> By: ae37jr http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/11/buzz-dbacks-offer-more-to-kuroda/#comment-61282 ae37jr Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:01:33 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/11/buzz-dbacks-offer-more-to-kuroda/#comment-61282 yeah, I was just gonna say that Igawa really had no say in where he went to. So it didn't matter where he prefered to play. It was either the Yankees or back to Japan. This guy is a full fledged free agent and can do what he pleases. So the whole Igawa comparision is irrelevant. yeah, I was just gonna say that Igawa really had no say in where he went to. So it didn’t matter where he prefered to play. It was either the Yankees or back to Japan. This guy is a full fledged free agent and can do what he pleases. So the whole Igawa comparision is irrelevant.

]]> By: Bench5urvivor http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/11/buzz-dbacks-offer-more-to-kuroda/#comment-61279 Bench5urvivor Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:58:55 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/11/buzz-dbacks-offer-more-to-kuroda/#comment-61279 The difference between Kuroda and Igawa, though, is that Igawa required a posting fee while Kuroda is a complete free agent. ANSKY had to pay some $12-20 mil just to talk with Kei before giving him a $26 mil deal. The difference between Kuroda and Igawa, though, is that Igawa required a posting fee while Kuroda is a complete free agent. ANSKY had to pay some $12-20 mil just to talk with Kei before giving him a $26 mil deal.

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