Opinion: The Mets Should Use A Six-Man Rotation In 2024
With the Mets reportedly “going full bore” after Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shōta Imanaga, the Mets should shift to a six-man rotation.
Tag: Masahiro Tanaka
How Former NPB Pitchers Fared Their Rookie MLB Season
The New York Mets and right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga agreed on a five-year, $75 million deal that sends him from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball. Senga, 29, wasn’t posted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and triggered an opt-out in his contract to become a free agent. He was therefore not subject to the MLB-NPB posting system. The system has brought many Japanese...
Source: Blue Jays Have Shown Interest in Masahiro Tanaka
The Toronto Blue Jays have shown interest in free-agent pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, a source tells Metsmerized. While no deal is imminent, the two sides have remained in contact and Tanaka is reportedly “intrigued” by Toronto’s recent signing of star center fielder George Springer. According to SNY’s Andy Martino, the 32-year-old right-hander is seeking a one-year deal worth...
Source: Teams Showing Concerns With Masahiro Tanaka’s Medicals
According to a source, free-agent starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is talking to a number of teams besides the Yankees, however, clubs have expressed some concerns over the results of his physical. Tanaka slightly tore his ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow back in 2014, which did not require surgery. While Tanaka has been able to pitch through it for the past six seasons with no...
Report: Masahiro Tanaka Will Choose Between Yankees and Japan
According to a report from NJ Advance Media’s Randy Miller, free agent pitcher Masahiro Tanaka will either re-sign with the Yankees or return to his native Japan to pitch for his old ball club, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. The 32-year-old has spent the last seven season with the Bombers, compiling a 3.94 FIP, 114 ERA+, and 2.5 bWAR/season. He signed a seven-year, $155 million contract in...
MMO Free Agent Profile: Masahiro Tanaka, RHP
Masahiro Tanaka, RHP Position: Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 32 (11/1/1988) Traditional Stats: 48 IP, 3.56 ERA, 1.167 WHIP, 44 K, 5.5 K/BB, 1.7 HR/9 Advanced Stats: 0.8 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR, 4.42 FIP Rundown Masahiro Tanaka made his professional debut in Japan as an 18-year-old back in 2007. What came next was a remarkable career in the NPB posting a 99-35 record, 2.30 ERA, and 1,238 strikeouts in...
Morning Briefing: Yankees Look To Avoid 3-1 Deficit
Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, game four of the ALCS was rained out in the Bronx. Tonight, Yankees righty Masahiro Tanaka, who is coming off a shutout in game one of this series, takes the hill at home against Astros pitcher Zack Greinke, as the Bronx Bombers look to avoid dropping their third straight game of the series and go down 3-1. First pitch will be thrown at 8:08 p.m. E.T. and...
New York Daily News Owes Ron Darling An Apology
In the fourth inning of Game 2 of the ALDS, Ron Darling said there was a “chink in the armor” referring to how Masahiro Tanaka was losing his control. Of course, this would lead the New York Daily News to say Darling “used a racial slur.” This is completely dishonest reporting, and it is surprising a newspaper which trades in words, language, idioms, and common vernacular...
ALDS Game Thread: Indians vs. Astros, Yankees vs. Red Sox
Game 2 Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians, Minute Maid Park 4:37 p.m. (EST). Gerrit Cole (15-5, 2.88 ERA) vs. Carlos Carrasco (17-10, 3.38 ERA) Houston Leads Series 1-0 On Friday, Houston roughed up Indians’ ace Corey Kluber en route to a 7-2 victory. The reigning champs will look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead tonight with the potent Gerrit Cole toeing the rubber. To check out a...
Morning Briefing: Bring On The Yanks
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (27-32) were off on Thursday after getting swept in a two-game series to the last-place Baltimore Orioles (19-42) on Wednesday. The Mets are still in search of their first win in the month of June. Latest Mets News The Mets will host the crosstown-rival New York Yankees (40-18) for a three-game set. The first game of the series is scheduled to begin at...
Morning Briefing: Yankees Take Series Lead as Cubs Avoid Elimination
The Los Angeles Dodgers will send Clayton Kershaw to the mound to face Jose Quintana of the Chicago Cubs in Game 5 of the NLCS tonight. The game starts at 8 p.m. and airs on TBS. Yesterday, both the ALCS and NLCS resumed play. In Game 5 of the ALCS, the New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros 5-0 to take the series lead at 3-2. Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven shutout innings while Gary...
Pineda vs Harvey: A New York Baseball Tradition Continues
One of the things that makes New York Baseball so compelling and fun to follow is the great rivalry between National and American League teams. In the 40s and 50s the Yankees and Dodgers were like the Hatfields and McCoys even though the only time they faced each other were when they both made the post season. The real rivalry was being waged on the streets of New York by fans in schoolyards,...
