So Long Wang

The CMW era is over in the Bronx. I expect he'll sign with another team, but a return is not out of the question.

h/t Mike Axisa

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This is sad

I’ve always been a huge CMW fan so it’s hard to see him go.

by metric on Dec 12, 2009 3:47 PM EST reply actions

2-3 mil for Wang just seems like it might be a better choice than 10-12 for Ben Sheets. It would also fit the Hughes-rules perfectly because Hughes could start in the 1st half and then move to the pen in the 2nd half when Wang returned.

by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Dec 12, 2009 3:52 PM EST reply actions

THE YANKEES ALREADY TRIED HUGHES AS A STARTER,HE IS MUCH BETTER OUT OF THE PIN.WHAT A SILLY THOUGHT TO PUT HIM BACK IN THE ROTATION.

by Ron L on Dec 12, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions

Phil Hughes has 28 career MLB starts in 3 years

you’re calling that “already tried”?

For real?

"It ain't over till its over"---

How come no one covers Steve Smith?

by FreeBradshaw on Dec 12, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

Yankees Do Not Train On The Job

Hughes numbers speak for themselves. He was horrible as a starter.

by Ron L on Dec 12, 2009 4:36 PM EST up reply actions

The Yankees are not short minded...

they know that you can’t give up on a starter so quick

They’d be foolish to give up on Hughes as a starter.

Like Joba, he was only in the pen out of necessity.

If he is again, it will be out of necessity.

He’s gotta earn a rotation spot, but again, fools to give up on him already.

"It ain't over till its over"---

How come no one covers Steve Smith?

by FreeBradshaw on Dec 12, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions

PLAYER A GROUNDED OUT IN HIS FIRST AT BAT, THAT’S A LARGE ENOUGH SAMPLE SIZE TO SAY HE WILL NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING

by Wraithpk on Dec 12, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions

YES IF MONTERO COMES UP AND DOES THAT THEY SHOULD TRADE HIM FOR BENGIE MOLINA!

"It ain't over till its over"---

How come no one covers Steve Smith?

by FreeBradshaw on Dec 12, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions

The kid is 23 years old and the former #1 pitching prospect in baseball, he’s meant to start.

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by KingHenrik on Dec 12, 2009 6:11 PM EST up reply actions

So because Peyton Manning was terrible in his rookie year they should've given up on him?

"We're only going to score 17 points?"

by Edgware on Dec 12, 2009 7:27 PM EST up reply actions

Of course!

No body waits on a rookie. Not one team in all of sports.

You kidding? If that waste stinks in his first few starts, you gotta go look in a different direction.

Can’t wait. Win or die!! Die Winning!

"It ain't over till its over"---

How come no one covers Steve Smith?

by FreeBradshaw on Dec 12, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions

Oh boy, I hope this doesn't come back to bite us

We really should try to get him back in pinstripes

"We're only going to score 17 points?"

by Edgware on Dec 12, 2009 4:07 PM EST reply actions

I can see another team taking a chance.

I dunno why the Yankees aren’t “taking a chance”.

"It ain't over till its over"---

How come no one covers Steve Smith?

by FreeBradshaw on Dec 12, 2009 4:22 PM EST reply actions

maybe they will

Just not at $4 million.

by long time listener on Dec 12, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions

I don't understand it

Wang was a great pitcher for this team. He won’t be hurt forever. He’ll be back. And when he is, the Yankees think that he won’t be worth even 3 million? After all he did in 2006-2008? They honestly think that when he returns he can’t be successful again, without even giving him a low-priced opportunity? Thats not being fair to him. Wang was, as recent as 2008, the ace of this Yankees staff. He won 19 games two years in a row, and was one of the top pitchers in the league. I think he has earned himself at least a chance to get his career back on track with the Yankees.

I hope he comes back. I’ve always been a huge Chien-Ming Wang fan. I loved how he got out of innings so easily with one pitch to get a double play. I loved how he got to the 7th inning and he only had thrown 70 pitches thrown, because he’s so economical. I really hope the Yankees give him another chance.

If not, well then, good luck to Chien-Ming Wang. I wish him the best, and I hope that, wherever he goes, he is successful. Good luck CMW.

by nyyrocks29 on Dec 12, 2009 5:19 PM EST reply actions

Bringing

back a pitcher who’s torn his labrum is basically throwing money away.

It’s sad, but it’s reality.

by Yankees82 on Dec 12, 2009 5:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Tears have fallen...

The man was brilliant! I can’t say enough about him. I, for one, have NOT forgotten what he did for us. Call me bitter or melodramatic, but I am not a happy camper right now.

If it’s about money…get rid of the “crap” that’s just sitting there! Aka…Guadin and Mitre…

by jigglytuffy on Dec 13, 2009 12:07 AM EST reply actions