He only struck out 3.3 batters per nine innings way below the norm of 4.5 per nine innings.
Guru Bill James states a pitcher cannot succeed over the long haul with a strikeout rate like that.
2006-12-19 16:09:01 · 12 answers · asked by J Z 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
hope so
2006-12-19 16:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chien-Ming Wang will have another solid year if not better than last year. He has a good pitching coach in Ron Guidry, he's in good shape, good young arm, and has a great work ethic when it comes to improving his game.
Chien-Ming Wang is a sinker ball pitcher. He's not a strikeout pitcher. He gets batters to ground out. He only gave up 12 home-runs last year. Lowest in the majors for a starting pitcher.
Bill James? Guru or moron? Sinker ball pitchers have the shortest pitch count per game. You need 3 or more pitches to strike a guy out. It takes only 1 sinker ball to get a guy to ground out to short. You don't have to be a blow away strike out pitcher to succeed in the majors.
2006-12-20 03:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. Wang doesn't need to be a power pitcher to succeed. He is an excellent groundball pitcher, which leads to great opportunities for easy putouts and double plays, which are key with runners on base and less than two outs. This is also a key characteristic since the Yankee outfielders don't have incredibly strong arms. Couple all this with the Yankees' potent offense and you have a recipe for success. Obviously the bullpen, opponents, and game conditions can affect a game here or there, but I think he should have another solid year.
2006-12-20 12:07:54 · answer #3 · answered by Josh32 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that Chien-Ming Wang will have as a good year next year as he did this year, but he will have one another year before 2010, I can just sense it. Also with Andy Pettitte back, our starting rotation will be set and strong, unless we also acquire Kei Igawa, and then we can have an even stronger starting rotation. Andy Pettitte might have an outstanding year next year.
2006-12-19 23:26:42 · answer #4 · answered by ViVa La inDiA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should be able to have another good year. His shoulder which was giving him problems the year before is solid and his motion has been modified by Guidry to take the pressure off it. He is not a strikeout pitcher. He throws ground ball outs to most hitters and really doesn't overpower anyone. He should have a nice career with the Yanks.
2006-12-19 23:36:12 · answer #5 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will if he isnt called on to do as much as he did last year. He was almost the #1 starter last year with the Yankees with Johnson and Mussina hurt as much as they were last year. With Pettitie back and Zito in our xmas stocking the Yanks will be back in a strong way. Will miss Sheffield.
2006-12-19 16:12:31 · answer #6 · answered by Frank R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he gets a rather small cope with incentives. i think of he could land with the Dodgers from what I even have heard, yet could desire to be everywhere. i could positioned him in the rotation to initiate and bullpen him if he does poorly. that is plenty greater good to stretch a guy out to initiate than that's to pass them to the pen.
2016-12-18 16:25:59 · answer #7 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magic 8 ball answer: Cloudy, ask again later.
2006-12-20 02:20:51 · answer #8 · answered by Chris L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He won't last long, it's why they only signed him for a small contract. He'll burn out his arm throwing so many curveballs.
2006-12-19 17:08:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well uknow wat screw guru bill b/c wang is young kind of hes 26 years old and with the sinker he can dominate a game so he just need that sinker to work and he will be okay
2006-12-19 16:47:07 · answer #10 · answered by Janet ♥(YFFL) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the chances of him not having a good season is 800000000000 to1
2006-12-20 00:58:57 · answer #11 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋