Will those 2 have a big impact on how the Red Sox do this up coming season?
2006-12-19 10:15:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
well they only got one person daisuke matzusaka and he was great in japan and even better in the world basebal calssic he was MVP in the world baseball classic going 3-0 1.48 ERA i predict he will be rookie of the year really thats how good he is
2006-12-19 10:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everybody already know Matsuzaka.
Let me tell you about Hideki Okajima.
Okajima (30 years old) has been with Japanese Professional Baseball League for the past 12 years (11 years with Tokyo Giants and 1 year with Nippon Ham Fighters). His career record is 34 win, 32 lose, 41 save with 3.36 ERA (2.14 this past season).
Okajima is a left-hand reliever and well known for pitching without looking at batters (no kidding! you will see). After declaring an FA this season, seven MLB clubs wanted him as a reliever and setupper. Red Sox won him with the largest money among the 7 clubs.
I am sure Matsuzaka and Okajima will have a great impact on Red Sox next season.
2006-12-19 23:43:52 · answer #2 · answered by area52 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matsuzaka will probably do very well. He is a pitcher who has honed his craft of pitching and throws five different pitches for strikes including the possibly mythical "gyroball." Scouting reports say that Matsuzaka throws heat into the mid-90s, and throws his fastball with good sinking action, outstanding placement, and running it in at will. He supports those varied flavors of gas with a plus curve, a plus slider, and a plus change. He will do especially well his first time through the league against the hitters who have not seen him before. He has a long history of pitching in big games and the pressure will not get to him. One sabermetric analysis projects his stats next year to 17-4, 2.52 ERA, 8.71 K/9.
On a statistical analysis of Matsuzaka on SI.com, they reported that the closest statistical player to him is Roger Clemens. The next most-comparable pitchers over the last four years include Roy Halladay, Brandon Webb, Chris Carpenter, Jason Schmidt, Josh Beckett, Pedro Martinez, Tim Hudson, and Jake Peavy. In other words, a short list that includes most of the true right-handed rotation aces in the game over the past four seasons. The only pitcher in baseball he consistently projects behind is Johann Santana.
The other pitcher Hideki Okajima is a journeyman who they signed so Matsuzaka will feel more comfortable. In his 11 year career, he was only the closer once. He has average velocity but a plus curveball. He will fill the role of a situational left hander and will probably have some success.
2006-12-19 10:38:46 · answer #3 · answered by romanseight 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will take time for Matsuzaka to get acclimated to the MLB game and we are expecting maybe 14 wins from him. the other pitcher is a lefty reliever
2006-12-20 03:08:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jim G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the bigger impact is whether or not they are going to be able to communicate with the team. What are they going to need a translator when the manager visits the mound?
2006-12-19 16:31:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Dice-K" will have a huge impact winning 15 to 20 games as a starter.
Okajima will just be another face in one of General Manager Theo Epstein's usual woeful, terrible bullpens.
2006-12-19 12:55:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Over 100 Million Dollars, down the drain.
2006-12-19 10:40:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Matsuzaka is still unproven and until I see this claimed gyroball i refuse to believe that he can throw it. They paid waaayyy to much money for him and he hasn't even thrown a pitch in the mlb yet.
2006-12-19 11:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by Jack NYY #1 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it good
2006-12-19 12:49:56 · answer #9 · answered by minervajaquez2000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no the yankees will
2006-12-19 11:10:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋