Well all favorite teams aside, that pitcher is Daisuke Matsuzaka. If he didnt have the run support of the boston offense, would this be another $100 million ($50 to negotiate with him, another $50 for his contract) disappointment for a player who is basically average?
2007-09-08 19:00:44 · 24 answers · asked by K-Dubbs 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
its not good for a lot of reasons. even though his is a rookie and has been touched up for a 4.5 era he still has 12 losses. with an era that high in your first season it doesnt bode well for your sophomore season. i dont know if you have ever heard of the story about familiarity breeding success? but the more hitters see matsuzaka the more success they will have against him. if he is this so so now then the future looks mighty bleek. look at other japanese pitchers after they have been in the league a few years. where is nomo irabu hasegawa?
2007-09-08 22:54:31 · answer #1 · answered by originalitybygeorge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that's not a good season. It's OK, maybe a 3-4 starter at best. And the person above who said he'd rather have that than Carlos Beltran apparently has no idea how good Carlos Beltran is. There have been many investments that have panned out worse than Beltran (see 41 HR, 116 RBI last season and going to be similar this year, as well as good defense and a solid average). And yes, this is overpaying, but remember, the Red Sox aren't only paying to get him on the field, they're also paying for the publicity that comes with Matsuzaka (I wouldn't be surprised if Matsuzaka gear has passed $5 million, as well as the increased investment in the Red Sox from the Japanese media and people). However, his stats alone definitely don't warrant $100 million, actually, no baseball player should earn $100 million, not when the state of US public schools is as poor as it is.
2007-09-09 02:50:18 · answer #2 · answered by radioball55 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
His stats shouldn't be what concerns Red Sox fans the most. Red Sox would have made the playoffs without him. What they need is a pitcher that they can rely on to start in the playoffs and Dice-K has been getting progressively worse as the season wears on him. He looks very tired and with still over 3 weeks left in the regular season, Dice-K will be completely out of gas when the playoffs start, just when the Sox will need him most.
I'm sure he'll make the necessary adjustments to his off-season workout routine to ensure this late-season collapse does not happen again in the future.
2007-09-09 11:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd consider that a good season for a rookie, especially considering he'll get another 3 - 4 starts. If he ends the year at 16-12, 16-13, 17-12 or 17-3, will you ask this question again?
radioball - he IS the 3rd starter - behind Beckett and Schilling.
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2007-09-09 03:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by Kris 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He had a great 1st half of the season, but has definately hit a rough patch, I think I read a stat that he's 1-5 over his last 6 starts. But you could find a lot worse pitchers making just as much as Matsuzaka. (i.e. Mussina, Zito, Meche)
The Red Sox need him in the playoffs, he's experienced and proven as a "big game" pitcher (Japan league / WBC '07).
2007-09-09 02:56:07 · answer #5 · answered by Brandon 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The 14 wins is a good season but the 12 losses suck.this guy must play for a bad team.Sounds like the Z-mans stats
2007-09-09 08:29:15 · answer #6 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this day and age it is a great season. When I was growing up it was not. I canno look at one season in a career and rate a guy. Lets revisit this question in 3 or 4 years and we can make a better determination on Dice-K
2007-09-09 07:20:42 · answer #7 · answered by sfdavide 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that is DEFINITELY not a good season. 14-12 is average, not terrible, but a 4.5 ERA is embarrassing.
2007-09-09 04:18:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For that kind of money, no. For a journeyman pitcher past his prime, making a lot less money, it's a pretty decent season.
2007-09-09 03:27:57 · answer #9 · answered by Mike W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the key is the era. if you average 4 1/2 runs per 9 innings, that's alot to make up for. if the redsox didn't have better run support, he'd be 10-16 or worse. he's only average if that
2007-09-09 02:19:04 · answer #10 · answered by Apollo Strength 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋