Now the Yankees can offer CC even more
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- November
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What have you done this weekend? Brian Cashman made the Yankees $1 million.
The Yankees sold the right to RHP Darrell Rasner to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League in return for $1 million. Rasner is expected to sign a two-year deal with the team. He and his agent approached the Yankees about making the deal. The story was first reported by ESPN.com.
Rasner was 5-10 with a 5.40 ERA in 24 games last season, 20 of them starts. He joined the rotation in May and lasted about four months. A lack of run support hurt him early but over the final two months of the season he did not pitch well.
The upside? Beyond the Benjamins, the Yankees clear a spot on the 40-man roster they can use to protect somebody from the Rule 5 draft if they want.
Rasner is a good guy who was always professional and hopefully this gives him a chance to make some money for his young family. His stuff will probably translate well to Japan.
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There is something special brewing in NY… this winter is going to be electric.
Obviously the Giants won the SB last year and the success has carried over. The Jets are now a legit team and have a star QB, so they have become a very intriguing story. First time in eternity that both NY football teams are good this late into the year at the same time.
The Hot Stove season is obviously always huge in NY but this year it looks like we’re going to be very active and get premier names, so it is very exciting. The Mets should be fairly active too.
The Knicks have been so awful so even a 6-3 start is getting fans excited. NBA is always huge in NY, so any bit of success will be embraced. Nets are looking good too. Rangers are doing well.
Very rare for all of the pro teams in NY to do well at the same time.
LeBron James is convinced CC Sabathia will end up in pinstripes.
The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar and New York Yankees fan wants his favorite baseball team to land Sabathia, the top starting pitcher in this year’s free-agent class.
Asked before Cleveland’s game against Utah on Saturday night if he thought the Yankees would win the Sabathia sweepstakes, James smiled and said, “We’re gonna get him. Absolutely.â€
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=ApQVfdlreuvIcuQxBqH.rI6F0bYF?slug=ap-james-sabathia&prov=ap&type=lgns
Wow His agent approached them about making the deal. That is interesting. I hope he does well in Japan, he seemed like a good guy.
I don’t even like basketball, but I like lebron.
Yes, that million should go straight to the “Show CC the money” fund.
I wish Rasner and his family the best of luck in Japan.
Good luck to Rasner— he pitched with guts everytime he went to the mound and is a class act.
Now the next thing is for LeBron to come to New York.
I forgot LeBron was a Yankees fan.
BTW 2010-NY Knicks-They need ya LeBron.
Not a big LeBron fan, but he’s starting to grow on me when he talks collectively.
Did you ever hear any sports figure take ownership of another franchise?
Very cool. Thanks, Dave D.
LeBron and CC are tight from their times in Cleveland… I hope LeBron told him great things about NY.
Hopefully he said I’ll join you there in 2010
I didn’t like LeBron at first but he’s grown on me the past few years
lol that sounds hilarious
“Rasner sold to Japan”
Farewell, Darrell Rasner- hope you make a lot of bucks in Japan. The Yen is up.
I hope Raz knows what he’s getting into.
He would have latched onto somebody’s ML roster… he wasn’t abysmal, he was decent– kept you in the game and competed. In the NL, he could have been serviceable. He could have filled out a rotation for sure. And he probably would have been in Scranton this year anyway if he didn’t.
Is there more security or better financial compensation in Japan?
Good Luck to Rasner…glad to see another 40 Man spot open up.Chase Wright anyone???
Can we sell Igawa back?
i wonder how a Lebron–CC phone call would go…
Rasner was indeed a classy, gutty pitcher. But, am I sad to see him go? Nope, because we need better players than him on our roster, plain and simple.
I’ve been told Igawa will have a great season next year- his third in the system. I think he is good insurance just in case.
Good luck to Rasner.
Someone paid $1 million for Rasner?
Wow lol
I wonder how much we can sell Britton or Melky to Japan for.
harwood November 15th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Can we sell Igawa back?
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I think we tried already with NO luck!
Have we started a new trend?
Teams might now put up their fringe players for auction to Japan. Small Market teams can make some extra Cash to add to their payroll.
A team like the Twins can sell Mike Lamb to the Hanshen Tigers for $2.5 million.
Maybe the Brewers could use a Britton???
I agree with redding, I would have thought he could have latched onto another team.
I guess it went from Cy Razz to Sayonara Razz
Good Luck Darrell!
Surprising news. I’m always shocked when American ball players go over and play in Japan. I hope things turn out well for Rasner. He’s not a very good pitcher, but I respected him for not running from the reporters after each sucky game he pitched.
People beg for a roster spot in the Majors & this guy begs off a MLB roster somethings not right in this guys head. He just turned down every boys dream to play a lower version of the game in foreign country makes no sense.
sell some more players, then maybe we can afford teixeria too if we can get $10 million or so from japan
An opportunity presented itself to Rasner and he took it. He saw what happened to other pitchers who didn’t make it in the bigs. Smart guy. Ganbatte, ne!
Laura,
Or telling the media he pitched well when he gives up 7 runs in 2 innings.
2010 Lebron’s gonna be a Net.
**2010 Lebron’s gonna be a Net.**
I concur.
Mr. Scott
November 15th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
People beg for a roster spot in the Majors & this guy begs off a MLB roster somethings not right in this guys head. He just turned down every boys dream to play a lower version of the game in foreign country makes no sense.
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Correction, it makes perfect sense. He will earn multimillions of dollars in a 2-year contract that no way would he make in the USA. Rasner’s first priority is to himself and his family, and if 2 years in Japan can set up himself and his family financially for the rest of his life, more power to him. He seemed like a stand-up guy in NYC, and I wish him the best of luck over there.
Speaking of the Nets, what is going on with the move to Brooklyn? Is that ever even gonna happen?
Rasner saw the writing on the wall… we have so many young pitchers. Karstens, McCutchen, White, Marquez, Ohlendorf, DeSalvo, Clippard, were all released or traded within the past year.
In AAA alone, he’ll be competing with Hughes, Kennedy, Aceves, Coke (if he is a starter).
Smart career decision for him. Best of luck, he always competed and was a class act.
UGH!! I don’t want him here.
A source tells Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com that the Yankees have had “numerous discussions” with the Padres about Jake Peavy.
Rosenthal claims that Padres GM Kevin Towers had a conversation with the Yankees’ Brian Cashman at the general managers’ meetings earlier this month. Towers told Cashman that he’d discuss a deal with the Yankees after working through a list of National League teams. With the Braves bowing out, it appears discussions with New York are now on. Nov. 15 – 10:40 am et
Source: FoxSports.com
old news, jen.
I think, conceptually, one of the problems with Peavy is that although he is the Padres’ ace and the Padres (and Peavy) will expect to be compensated for an ace, he would not be an ace in the AL East. A good #3 maybe? So, I don’t know. Hopefully this is much ado about nothing.
j2- It was dated today. Not that old.
jen
I agree with ya…real nice pitcher in NL…not interested for us in AL.
peavy has the stuff to be an ace anywhere he pitches…watch the guy pitch…
…the 2 problems with peavy is: when will his arm blow out, and will he ever be clutch?…he has had a problem in the postseason thus far…
…but dont worry about where he pitches, his stuff is just as good, if not better than CC’s.
This reminds me of Mr. Baseball…
I don’t think the Yankees end up with Peavy…..whereas CC perhaps prefers to pitch on the West Coast, he has never given an indication that he would never pitch in NY. Peavy? If reports are true, he wants absolutely nothing to do with NY….for example, he wants to stay in the NL and be on a contending team; yet, he put the Braves on the list…and not the Mets. Not the Phillies. Not any team where giving up two runs in the first may cause some jeering.
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That said, I do think the “NL pitcher” stuff is so overblown – for every pitcher. If a pitcher is switching to a better league, adjust your expectations accordingly. Just like if a pitcher is coming from Japan, or AAA, or wherever.
Switching leagues didn’t kill Pedro…he got even better. Schilling? No problem. Beckett? Initial growing pains, which are now worked out.
Peavy throws in the middle 90s with hard breaking stuff – he has the kind of stuff that will work anywhere. As for the “he has only thrown X number of pitches beyond the 7th inning!” stuff…ummm, who cares? How many pitcher nowadays throw into the 8th inning, anyway? If the first six or seven innings are solid, that’s fine in the modern game of baseball.
So I would have little doubt, if he stays healthy, that Peavy would pitch well. I just don’t think he wants to be here in any way, shape, or form and would only do so if he gets extreme compensation; perhaps to the point where he’d want his current deal thrown out the window for a much more lucrative one. I just don’t think the Yankees should go down that path.
good luck to Darrell Rasner in Japan. He always seemed to be a class act.
Rasner didn’t have any options left. If he didn’t make the team out of ST, which is possible considering the SP hunt they are on, he would have been DFA’d and had to clear waivers before going to AAA. If you saw the writing on the wall, wouldn’t you take the money in Japan over ending up with the Orioles or the Mariners for the league minimum?
Good going for The Dazzler. Nice to see a good guy take the lemons & get the lemonade.
Darrell is a great guy and his wife and son are excited about going to Japan for a few years. I am happy, but sad that he won’t be with the Yanks anymore. I know his family very well and they think this is a great opportunity for him and hope that he can be a great pitcher in Japan.
Peace out Raz… best of luck in Japan