Yu Darvish
So this has got me thinking a little. Enough to wake me in the middle of the night. The main point of this article is that when one knows what one wants-- even despite the drawbacks. One goes after it with intent. Maybe one doesn't succeed. Maybe it doesn't work out and it leaves you reeling for a bit. But you do it anyway. You lay your heart on the line.
I do this for a lot of different things, hobbies, etc. Hopefully always whenever the time comes, I'll know and despite all risks-- go after it.
See the thing is, Yu might be a bust like so many Japanese pitchers in the MLB. But he could also be the next Cliff Lee. He might be able to get you the strike when you were 1 strike away from a World Series Championship. You never know till you try.
So $50+ million bid to just negotiation a contract on him? $70+ million more to sign him? It sounds expensive-- Cliff Lee type of money for an unknown.
1) Money aside, he could potentially be the #1 post season pitcher that Wilson never was. Don't get me wrong, Wilson is a great pitcher. #1 on the Rangers. Loved his work. But he choked both post seasons and on the Angels staff-- he's a #2 or #3 starter. =/
2) Yes this could put us out of the running for Prince Fielder. But our weakness definitely was deeper at #1 pitcher than batting last year.
3) With the new CBA, luring drafts and international rookies got harder. This offers us a way around it, stay mostly under the cap, and still get new good talent in innovative ways. That's where the bid of $50+ million rocks. It doesn't hurt our Ranger's rich farm system AND it won't hurt us (to my understanding) on our International draft allure as our money hasn't been spent towards that.
4) This allowed me to see that we have a rich system in Japan baseball. "Dec 14 Esteban Germán 2B/LF/3B Signed to Play in Japan by Texas (Saitama Seibu Lions)" Interesting... no?
shooman out
I do this for a lot of different things, hobbies, etc. Hopefully always whenever the time comes, I'll know and despite all risks-- go after it.
See the thing is, Yu might be a bust like so many Japanese pitchers in the MLB. But he could also be the next Cliff Lee. He might be able to get you the strike when you were 1 strike away from a World Series Championship. You never know till you try.
So $50+ million bid to just negotiation a contract on him? $70+ million more to sign him? It sounds expensive-- Cliff Lee type of money for an unknown.
1) Money aside, he could potentially be the #1 post season pitcher that Wilson never was. Don't get me wrong, Wilson is a great pitcher. #1 on the Rangers. Loved his work. But he choked both post seasons and on the Angels staff-- he's a #2 or #3 starter. =/
2) Yes this could put us out of the running for Prince Fielder. But our weakness definitely was deeper at #1 pitcher than batting last year.
3) With the new CBA, luring drafts and international rookies got harder. This offers us a way around it, stay mostly under the cap, and still get new good talent in innovative ways. That's where the bid of $50+ million rocks. It doesn't hurt our Ranger's rich farm system AND it won't hurt us (to my understanding) on our International draft allure as our money hasn't been spent towards that.
4) This allowed me to see that we have a rich system in Japan baseball. "Dec 14 Esteban Germán 2B/LF/3B Signed to Play in Japan by Texas (Saitama Seibu Lions)" Interesting... no?
shooman out