Comments on: The Yankees aren’t going to bid on Hiroki Kuroda http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: makjak2 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-241450 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:43:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-241450 The thing is, just last year they gave a stupid 3 year 45 mil contract to Soriano. They did not need help in that department at all, but the brass strong-armed Cashman into doing it. If they’re worried about the increased taxed rates for 2014, this signing would have absolutely no bearing on that. A relatively cheap 1 year contract for a pretty good arm is right up their alley. Why are they penny pinchers all of a sudden? It just doesn’t make sense on the Yankees’ part.

]]> By: Ari Collins http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240896 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:55:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240896 I don’t know. He’s honest about it when he does it, and he wasn’t doing it until overstating things at the end of the article. *shrug*

]]> By: homelanddefense http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240891 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:46:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240891 really hard to take a writer serious when he posts articles admitting to trolling.

]]> By: djpostl http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240816 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:24:24 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240816 That’s funny. The Angels cruising towards a best record. By adding a highly over-rated scrub like Wilson and having nobody in the lineup to offer much support to Pujols? There is a reason why only the sorry ass Mariners, almost as sorry ass Twins and the light hitting White Sox scored fewer runs in the AL than this Angels team last year in the AL.

Their offense was putrid and only gets upgraded to mediocre at best with Albert.

]]> By: baseballisboring http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240784 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:05:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240784 I mainly agree as a Sox fan, I think he’s a good fit for both the Sox and Yanks. But uhhh, he’s not a lefty.

]]> By: skeleteeth http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240771 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:27:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240771 Texas round-eye can suck it.

On second thought maybe Kuroda could teach Beckett a thing or two about efficiency so I don’t have spend 3 hours watching him sort of get through 5 innings pitched.

]]> By: marinersnate http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240754 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:23:23 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240754 “Luxury Tax goes directly into cheap owners pockets.”

The luxury tax is not part of revenue sharing. Other owners do not get a nickle of it.

]]> By: pisano http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240753 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:14:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240753 I don’t blame them after the beating they took on the buck tooth blunder Kei Igawa.

]]> By: deathmonkey41 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240751 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:10:41 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240751 Plus, I’m not sure how guys like Lackey and Beckett would react to him hanging out in the clubhouse eating sushi and drinking saki when he’s not pitching.

]]> By: jimbo1949 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240746 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:00:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240746 Never, they’re just tired of paying other owners to have lousy teams. Luxury Tax goes directly into cheap owners pockets.

]]> By: whatthehellisansky http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240745 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:54:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240745 They didnt go broke – their just streamlining their business. Think about it.

The Yanks’ inaction this offseason is all about not paying luxury tax bills. Usually they make an offseason acquisition to excite the fan-base and that (at least in their eyes) validates them hiking up ticket prices yet again. Now that they realize that they cant hike ticket prices up any higher, their going to squeeze as much money out of other places as they possibly can. This means not spending on free agents and eventually getting under the luxury tax threshold over the next few years.

It all comes down to the almighty dollar. George was obsessed with winning and threw money at every problem the yanks ran into (sometimes it worked, sometimes it didnt) but he was never afraid to spend. Hal has clearly brought a more business-oriented, bottom-line approach to running the team and it has perplexed the fan-base and agents/execs alike.

All that being said, there is NO reason why they shouldnt go after Kuroda. Sure hes comin from the natl league and hes a little old, but hes a lefty who gets guys out, and all he wants is a short term deal. Since when do the yanks care about $12M?

Keep in mind im saying all this as a die-hard yankee fan. Im just frustrated at a team who charges $35/game for parking and $12/beer and does not make improvements to a team that has a glaring hole in the rotation.

]]> By: cowboysoldiertx http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240743 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:27:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240743 When did the Yanks go broke?

]]> By: skeleteeth http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240740 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:15:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240740 3 year deal to a 37 year-old from the NL West that probably doesn’t really want to pitch in Boston? No thanks.

]]> By: trucker2020 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240737 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:06:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240737 Boston could use a good starter;I’d offer him a 3 year deal @ about 28M$.Maybe Matuzaka & a bottle of saki would entice Kuroda to come to beantown.

]]> By: shawnuel http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/26/the-yankees-arent-going-to-bid-on-hiroki-kuroda/comment-page-1/#comment-240736 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:59:12 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104541#comment-240736 Would love to see Seattle swoop in and sell Kuroda on their large Pacific Rim presence and burgeoning rotation talent. He’d make a decent rotation very good and keep the seat warm for Hultzen and Paxton.

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