well today Dice-K threw for 5 2/3 innnings, one hit, one ER, and 7 Ks and has a total of 9 H, 4 ER, 17 K, and about a 3.86 ERA he is looking to be the pitcher that everyone saw in the World Baseball Classic, so what do you think the $60 million man?
Plus, do you believe his gyro ball is a big deal since all it is after all it is a Chage-up with a screw ball motion?
His contract include a $2 million signing bonus with a $6 million salary in 2007, $8 million in each of the following three seasons (2008–2010), and $10 million in each of the final two years (2011–2012). He also has a no-trade clause, specially constructed by the Red Sox to fit Matsuzaka's contract do you believe this is a pretty good contract for an international pitcher?
2007-03-21 12:46:12 · 13 answers · asked by Jonesy 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Pre-Game Dice-Ks fastball is 95-96 MPH on a bad day and his 2006 stats with the Seibu Lions was 17-5 200 Ks and 2.13 ERA another question is what is his fastball on a good day?
2007-03-21 13:00:40 · update #1
I think it is to soon tell. If he can keep these spring numbers he can be a pretty good pitcher. However the spring numbers are against minor leagers. We will see after the All-Star break when the league players have had couple of games to see him . Learn his pitching patterns see his pitches . He has to be 15+ wins per season for the red soxes to get good deal.
2007-03-21 13:06:13 · answer #1 · answered by cary r 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think that's a ridiculous amount of money to give a player who has never pitched in the major leagues before, no matter how the money is spread around and paid out. No-trade clauses are not always good ideas. If a player turns out to be a disappointment, and earns a lot of money, the team is more or less stuck with him.
As for his stats, it's only spring training. While many of the minor leaguers have been sent down, there are still some left, along with many back ups who are playing. Matsuzaka is not facing the everyday powerhouse lineups that he will face during the season. As for throwing 95-96 on a "bad day", come on. That is just more hype. Even the great power pitchers only hit the low 90s on their "bad days" when they don't have their best stuff. When Randy Johnson was still dealing in Arizona during his great years, I remember reading that his fastball was only 92 in one game. To say that a guy is hitting 95 on a bad day is nuts. What is Matsuzaka, a machine?
I think Red Sox fans will think it's a good contract, but if the Yankees had signed Matsuzaka, it would be "the evil empire overspends on an overrated pitcher again". I will be very interested to see how he fares over the course of a full season, including the hot summer, not inside domes like in Japan. Traditionally, pitchers are tough the first time around, when no one has seen them, so it should be more challenging for him the second time around the league.
Gee, so if he hits 96 on a bad day, then he must be about 101 or 102 on a good day, huh? What a load of crap!! Can you spell H-Y-P-E?????!!!!
2007-03-21 13:35:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm a Yankees fan.. I don't praise many Sox but I think Matsuzaka will be 17-7 with 3.85 ERA. I don't think he will be the amazing guy everyone thinks in his first year because of an adjustment period.. but after this year he should be one of the best pitchers in the game. Now, imagine if he was in a weaker division. He has to face the Yankees and Blue Jaus line-ups which are both formidable. That is the only reason his ERA will be up around the 4 area.
2007-03-21 14:26:10 · answer #3 · answered by robb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say Matsusaka will get at least 10 wins with the potential for 7 more.I see him going 15-9.He looks good but we won't know for sure untill the season starts.If you are worried about the Red Sox rotation he is not the one to worry about.All the other pitchers have question marks.Ballyz thats very optimistic of you.Cy Young first year?I doubt it.I think Ichrio was one of a kind when he did that.
2007-03-21 12:51:07 · answer #4 · answered by red4tribe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He'll win 12 to 14 games max due to very good run support. There's a big difference from facing major hitting everyday than those players he faced in Japan. Look for an era of at least 3.70.
He's right about where I thought he would be.
2007-03-22 06:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by Jersey Joe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daisuke Matsuzaka is the best pitcher the Red Sox have. He will win at least 20 wins and will eventually be a Cy Young winner.
2007-03-21 14:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by John W 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
While I am a huge sox fan, I am a little skeptical of this huge contract. It was soo much money, but we'll see when the season starts if he is really worth it. From spring training, im thinking yes, since the one game he lost, he claimed he was experimenting. We have to wait and see what he is like under the intense pressure of sox fans and how he holds up. Also, the gyroball, according to most baseball analysis is nonexistent. He has the change-up but no gyroball-read the sox mailbag for more on that.
And technically he is more like the 100 million dollar man since his posting fee was roughly 50 mil and his contract is roughyl 50 mil
2007-03-21 12:52:57 · answer #7 · answered by forbes 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think that he will dominate for about a year or so like a lot of the Asian pitchers do. Then the batters will get used to his delivery and start ripping him.
2007-03-21 14:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by shominyyuspa 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Worth every penny. In fact Dice-K got screwed in the deal.
Possible Cy young and ROY this year.
The gyro ball is a big deal as long as the hitters think he can throw it.
2007-03-21 12:50:02 · answer #9 · answered by Ballzy 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
overated
2007-03-21 13:53:07 · answer #10 · answered by Janet ♥(YFFL) 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋