That new Japanese pitcher, you think he will be worth it?
2007-01-10 01:24:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
I sure hope so. They need some good pitching..
2007-01-14 01:11:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kei Igawa is only making $4 million dollars a year. That's a great price for a young lefty pitcher with promise. There has been no pressure put on him nor lofty expectations.
Even if he's ok, it's worth his salary considering what some of these under talented over paid pitchers are getting today.
He will be fine.
2007-01-10 12:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has much less pressure to be a successful pitcher than Matsuzaka plus he has the mighty strength of the Yankees protecting him. His salary isn't too big so people aren't expecting much from him. They probably only expect him to win 10-11 games. But, if he plays like he did in Japan, it's very likely he'll do better than expected. Matsuzaka on the other hand will have a lot of difficulty playing because of all this pressure his payroll is bringing up.
2007-01-10 22:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he may surprise some people but not me. The type of pitcher he is, finesse, can do well in the AL. He led the Japanese league in strikeouts three years. Its not because he blows people away with his fastball but rather strikes people out with junk. He has to be on the top of his game and I'm sure he will with Guidry as his Pitching Coach. I can see 15 wins or more if he's healthy.
2007-01-10 13:32:03 · answer #4 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has been an MVP in the Central League. In 2003 he won the MVP and the Sawamura, which is the equivalent of the Cy Young award. He's young and a lefty. In the end maybe he'll turn out to be better than the Super overpaid Matsuzaka.
2007-01-10 10:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by answerguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not just look at how some of the elite pitchers faired like Randy Johnson and Kevin Brown there's just to much pressure their
2007-01-10 12:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by malone1423 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know if he will be worth the price they paid, but he should be a good end of the rotation guy. the rational with paying the Japanese guys so much is that they will draw more international fans... which I am sure he will. It was worth the gamble I think. I have no idea if he will be good import (Wang... I know, Taiwan) or a bad one. (Irabu)
2007-01-11 01:14:00 · answer #7 · answered by Eho 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. The Cubs were trying to get him. I think he'll be better than that guy Boston overpaid for. The guy the Yankees got had a better ERA and was more consistent. I hope he does better, too. Go Yankees.
2007-01-10 13:54:16 · answer #8 · answered by BigJake418 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to be a trend in american baseball that japanese players usually have a good first year. Look at the past first timers that have made a splash Nomo, Ichiro, Wang and now is the year of Igawa.
2007-01-10 10:11:22 · answer #9 · answered by Jeremy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He cant be no worse than some of the old bums they just got rid of. randy Johnson just came off back surgery and is 4o somthing. wasnt pitching good since hes been here. Pavano, thats a joke all together. hes been injured since hes been a yankee. Youg guy like that. Wright was crap. He cant be no worse and hes cheaper than johnson.
2007-01-10 16:04:58 · answer #10 · answered by nypokerplayer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good young lefty with room to grow and get better at a very fair market price. Worst case scenario they put him in the bull pen.
2007-01-10 18:55:56 · answer #11 · answered by Blue Sun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋