More bad news: Youk ready for WBC

[jacksonianmarch]

Not what I am saying at all.

 

I am saying, if things break right and Joba shows he can handle the load and AJ shows he can be counted upon a reasonable number of times, then we'd be going after a guy who might cost 75 mil to talk to and another 75 mil to sign so he can occupy our #5 slot in the rotation for the next 4 yrs. And when you have a system that is as pitching rich as ours is (our offense is lacking save 3 or 4 guys) and when you have guys who should be ready by 2010 for a full go at the big league level, locking up all 5 starters to long term deals isnt really all that practical. That being said, if Joba cannot handle starting or a major injury were to occur, then Darvish would be ours, no questions asked. I dont see Hank allowing us to be outbid if a top tier pitcher is another serious need come the end of 2009.

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If things break right' date=' we might not even put a massive bid in on Darvish. The expectation is that he'll be posted by the end of 2010 or sooner. Lets say he gets posted at the end of this yr, we'd have CC, Burnett, and Wang under contract for big bucks. If Joba turns out to be able to handle the load in the rotation and Hughes dominates AAA like I expect him to, Darvish may not be necessary. Obviously if Burnett takes his sabbatical to the DL and Joba can't handle the workload then a ton of NY dollars will be getting converted to yen for this guy[/quote']

Where do you hear that he'll be posted by the end of 2010? I think that's a little unlikely. Possible, I suppose, but unlikely. And idc who we have under contract, I don't think we should pass up someone with the talent of Yu Darvish. Why pass on him and let him go to the Red Sox or someone else. This WBC will be a huge assessment as to whether or not he has what it takes to pitch in the bigs, and i think he does with how nasty his breaking stuff is. We'll see though in March.

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Not what I am saying at all.

 

I am saying, if things break right and Joba shows he can handle the load and AJ shows he can be counted upon a reasonable number of times, then we'd be going after a guy who might cost 75 mil to talk to and another 75 mil to sign so he can occupy our #5 slot in the rotation for the next 4 yrs. And when you have a system that is as pitching rich as ours is (our offense is lacking save 3 or 4 guys) and when you have guys who should be ready by 2010 for a full go at the big league level, locking up all 5 starters to long term deals isnt really all that practical. That being said, if Joba cannot handle starting or a major injury were to occur, then Darvish would be ours, no questions asked. I dont see Hank allowing us to be outbid if a top tier pitcher is another serious need come the end of 2009.

First, what makes you think Yu would be holding down the back of the rotation for 4 years? By the 2010-2011 offseason, when you "expect" him to be posted, CC will be one year from opt-out eligibility, Burnett will probably be hurt, and who knows about Wang, Joba, and Hughes. Hopefully they're all rock-solid. But even if A.J. was in full form, I think it's possible Yu could overtake him in the rotation. Either way, I think you have to put everyone else's contract status aside when it comes to a talent like this. Who cares if you have 5 starters under contract already. The last 6-8 years have shown us one thing, and that's that you can never have enough pitching. Injuries happen, people don't perform up to expectations, etc.