tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post7970249829582300176..comments2024-03-24T03:21:40.629-04:00Comments on The Greedy Pinstripes: Mariners Could Outspend Yankees For Tanaka?Daniel Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-18072977016365087382014-01-03T20:39:12.883-05:002014-01-03T20:39:12.883-05:00WHAT IS THIS ?....the below article, has been sitt...WHAT IS THIS ?....the below article, has been sitting at MLB Trade Rumors, for two days.<br />Early on this was talked about, but now it's back.<br />******<br />Rakuten Eagles Masahiro Tanaka is not only the target of the NY Yankees. Ubaldo Jimenez is also being eyed by the franchise, per report (Photo : Reuters)<br /><br />The New York Yankees are reportedly the frontrunner to get free agent hurler Ubaldo Jimenez, regardless of whether or not they win the bidding war for Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, a source close to the situation reported earlier this week.....<br /> <br /><br />The free-spending Yankees are at it again, chasing expensive free agents at all costs. On Monday, Real GM reported that the Yankees are the likely destination for Jimenez, who has yet to find a new team after two seasons with the Cleveland Indians.<br /><br />According to Boston Herald baseball insider Nick Cafardo, Jimenez's solid performance in the second half of the 2013 season will allow him to get a lucrative paycheck this winter, and the Yankees sound like the most ideal destination for the hard-throwing right-hander.<br /><br />"A few GMs I spoke with recently feel the Yankees may wind up with Jimenez, even if they land Masahiro Tanaka. "He had an excellent second half, has great stuff, and he has the type of personality that would fit New York," one GM said, according to Cafardo in his latest report. "He doesn't let things get to him. He's good at shrugging off things and turning the page."<br /><br />Yankees To Load Up Rotation <br /><br />Already boasting Cy Young winner in C.C Sabathia and a handful of above-average starting pitchers (Hiroki Kuroda and Ivan Nova), the Yankees could add more firepower to their lineup by bringing in a hurler of Jimenez's caliber.<br /><br />Jimenez is a career 3.92 ERA hurler with 1,172 strikeouts on his belt. Last season, he had a rough start before coming up with a strong second half surge to finish the season with a 13-9 record, 3.30 ERA and 194 strikeouts.<br />******patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008211991899947734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-27761543463316954902014-01-03T17:40:43.521-05:002014-01-03T17:40:43.521-05:00I sure hope you're right KenI sure hope you're right KenDaniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-4516264120019113582014-01-03T16:31:56.431-05:002014-01-03T16:31:56.431-05:00That will not happen again. There is no way the Ya...That will not happen again. There is no way the Yankees will play second fiddle to the Mariners during this off seasonKen Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248552174229519871noreply@blogger.com