Yankees win right to negotiate with Igawa- $26 million

[Foulke You]

Link:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-yankees-igawa&prov=ap&type=lgns

[buehrle4cy05]

That's $11 million more than Ichiro commanded.

[CubsfansareDRUNK]

in the mlb.com video, it has him K'in JD :angry:

[chaerulez]

26 million for a #3/#4- which is what the Yankees will use him as, but I predict he won't win any more than 14 games next year and his ERA will be the mid or high 4's.

[munchman33]

26 million for a #3/#4- which is what the Yankees will use him as, but I predict he won't win any more than 14 games next year and his ERA will be the mid or high 4's.

Sounds like our entire staff last year.

[MUsoxfan]

Just as well....

I'd be pissed if the Sox "won" negotiating rights with anyone

[DaleJRFan]

in the mlb.com video, it has him K'in JD :angry:

They should also show JD's next at-bat against him... when he launched a 475 foot concourse shot...

[samram]

New York's offer of $26,000,194 -- the last three digits matching his strikeout total this year

God, the Yankees are so lame. The front office probably giggled like a bunch of 12 year old girls when they came up with this.

[Fenway]

:tongue:

Igawa's pitches were on full display this month at the Japan All-Star series and he did not impress scouts, giving up two runs with six walks in six uneven innings against Major League Baseball's team.

David Wright crushed a pitch over the leftfield wall, and the NL scout said, "I've never see a ball hit that far in that facility."


http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ny-spyanks294994707nov29,0,2238697.story?coll=ny-baseball-headlines

[thomas35forever]

More reason for ESPN to create a lovefest for this rivalry. Now they'll extend it all to Japan.

[esbrechtel]

is it bad that i want the yanks to get the better end of the deal when i comes to the pitchers from japan? wouldnt it be funny that they spent half as much?