Thanks, Tiger!
According to Davidoff, the Yanks will not be tendering a contract to Chien Ming Wang at the deadline. So ends their nearly 10 year association. I remember back in 2000 when CMW was a big international signing, and his triumphs and injuries as he made his way through the minors to the bigs. At his best in `06 and `07 he was an innings eater who'd give you a ERA+ in the 120's. He seemed to have his troubles in the playoffs, but his career was off to a nice start until that interleague game in Houston where he broke his lis franc running the bases. This year, he came back and couldn't keep his pitches down. They finally realized he'd need the shoulder surgery they'd been hoping against all these. It was his pitching shoulder, with the partially torn rotator cuff that prevented the Yanks from ever locking him up long term, and now, sadly the end of the term has come. I'll always have fond memories of watching The Outlier get his grounders and induce his DP's. Good luck, Tiger Wang!
posted by Kalel9 @ 7:31 PM
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Had he stayed healthy, it would've been interesting to see if he could have maintained his success.
--28IsNext
Give him a low-base deal with incentives. I don't want to see him with Torre or the Mets.
FWIW, Jody McDonald on ESPN 1050 (whose father was the Mets' GM year ago) said that his father said that Montero is a better catcher than a lot of people say he is.
Rich,
Montero is a better catcher than people say. The Yanks have been really impressed with his efforts to improve, too.
Hopefully we can work something out with CMW.
Being a GM is a very difficult job. Cash has admittedly said that he is a little short on starting pitching and then he trades IPK and cuts CMW. One or both of these pitchers may go on and have a very bright future as a starting pitcher. I have all the faith in Cashman and his staff, but its not easy to make these decisions. I'm glad Cash is on our side.
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