Yankees Unhappy With MLB over Wang
The Yanks got what they wanted with Posada, Randy Johnson, Mussina, and Pavano - all four players are not allowed to play in the World Baseball Classic this Spring.
The Yanks also had Chien-Ming Wang on their list of players who they wanted excluded from the World Classic, but it appears that MLB is not going to stop Wang from playing.
Wang became almost an international hero in Taiwan this past summer with his outstanding rookie performance in the Bronx.
Baseball officials in Taipei are believed to be putting significant pressure on Wang and his agent to have Wang represent Taiwan in the Spring tournament, as Wang would be their highest profile player.
This is exactly why the Yankees don't want Wang to play - they believe that he will put pressure on himself to perform well, and given his history of shoulder problems, the Yankees are afraid that the strain of accelerating his off season throwing program could cause problems for him during the season.
When the Yankees first paid a million dollar signing bonus to Wang a few years ago, what they liked about him was his smooth delivery and arm action. His mechanics were such that the Yankees believed that he would be a very durable player with very low risk of ever ending up on the disabled list.
So the Yankees were shocked when Wang needed shoulder surgery during his time in the minor leagues. And his bout with shoulder tendonitis last season was further cause for concern.
Here is the Yankees current stable of starting pitchers for the 2006 season:
Randy Johnson
Mike Mussina
Carl Pavano
Chien Ming-Wang
Jaret Wright
Shawn Chacon
Aaron Small
Of this group, which pitcher would you most want to start a critical game for the Yanks?
None of them are a sure thing like Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson were for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001.
But from this list, I would want Wang to start any critical game for the Yankees. He has the heaviest sinker in the game, and with a good defensive infield behind him, he should be the Yankees best pitcher this coming season.
I think the Yankees are absolutely right in wanting to prevent him from playing in the World Classic.
- Joshua
InsideTheYankees.com
The Yanks also had Chien-Ming Wang on their list of players who they wanted excluded from the World Classic, but it appears that MLB is not going to stop Wang from playing.
Wang became almost an international hero in Taiwan this past summer with his outstanding rookie performance in the Bronx.
Baseball officials in Taipei are believed to be putting significant pressure on Wang and his agent to have Wang represent Taiwan in the Spring tournament, as Wang would be their highest profile player.
This is exactly why the Yankees don't want Wang to play - they believe that he will put pressure on himself to perform well, and given his history of shoulder problems, the Yankees are afraid that the strain of accelerating his off season throwing program could cause problems for him during the season.
When the Yankees first paid a million dollar signing bonus to Wang a few years ago, what they liked about him was his smooth delivery and arm action. His mechanics were such that the Yankees believed that he would be a very durable player with very low risk of ever ending up on the disabled list.
So the Yankees were shocked when Wang needed shoulder surgery during his time in the minor leagues. And his bout with shoulder tendonitis last season was further cause for concern.
Here is the Yankees current stable of starting pitchers for the 2006 season:
Randy Johnson
Mike Mussina
Carl Pavano
Chien Ming-Wang
Jaret Wright
Shawn Chacon
Aaron Small
Of this group, which pitcher would you most want to start a critical game for the Yanks?
None of them are a sure thing like Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson were for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001.
But from this list, I would want Wang to start any critical game for the Yankees. He has the heaviest sinker in the game, and with a good defensive infield behind him, he should be the Yankees best pitcher this coming season.
I think the Yankees are absolutely right in wanting to prevent him from playing in the World Classic.
- Joshua
InsideTheYankees.com
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home