KEI IGAWA RUMORS & GOSSIP
New York Yankees Hot Stove: Not Yu Again As Bombers Bid On Darvish
The Yu Darvish auction officially ended at 4pm yesterday, and rumors are swirling that the New York Yankees might have gotten trigger-happy.
What exactly are MLB teams bidding for?
To win the negotiating rights of Japan’s latest pitching sensation, and MLB Trade Rumors is reporting that the winning bid is “sky-high.”
ESPN’s Buster Onley tweeted that the Bomber did make...
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December 15, 2011
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December 15, 2011
Discuss
Igawa Won't Stop Yanks From Going After Darvish
From Mark Feinsand:After wasting $46 million on Kei Igawa over the past five years, would the Yankees be willing to roll the dice on another Japanese pitcher if Yu Darvish becomes available?
It’s very possible.
Hal Steinbrenner said Wednesday that the Igawa disaster wouldn’t stop the Yankees from signing another Japanese pitcher if that’s the move they believe makes the...
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November 17, 2011
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November 17, 2011
Kei Igawa among Yankees 21 Minor League Free Agents
After six seasons in the minor leagues, if they don’t make it to the 40-man roster even the minor leaguers become free agents. The Yankees have 21 minor league free agents this year with Kei Igawa and Mark Prior among the biggest names in the group.
Here are the rest via Chad Jennings of the Journal News:
RHP: Francisco Castillo (Hi A), Noel Castillo (Hi A), Grant Duff...
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November 05, 2011
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November 05, 2011
Sadness and Anger: The New York Times Kei Igawa Article
Remember Kei Igawa? He was the Japanese lefty the Yankees signed back in 2007, who had a very brief, disastrous tenure with them before being banished, first to triple A and then to double A. The other day the New York Times published an article about Igawa, a very informative piece about what he has been doing since his last Major League appearance in 2008. The article paints a...
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July 25, 2011
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July 25, 2011
Thoughts on the Kei Igawa "Lost Yankee" Article
I read with interest The New York Times' big article about Kei Igawa, and how he is playing out his $20 million, 5-year contract in the minor leagues. I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him. Even though he's got all that money, he's in what amounts to a dead-end job. No matter what he does in the minors, he will never get to pitch for the Yankees' big...
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July 25, 2011
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July 25, 2011
Igawa Headed to the Pen
When the Yankees signed pitcher Kei Igawa to a 23 million dollar contract, they didn’t envision the left-hander spending the length of his contract in Triple-A Scranton. With time running out, the Yankees are taking another direction to find a use for Igawa: the bullpen.
With the idea of using Igawa as a possible left-handed specialist, he will now begin the transition from...
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April 08, 2010
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April 08, 2010
Cashman blames Igawa debacle on Igawa
Here’s an interesting item on Kei Igawa from the NY Times‘ Joe LaPointe:
Despite having two seasons left on a five-year, $20 million contract and despite retiring all five hitters in his spring debut Friday, Igawa is mostly out of sight and pretty much out of mind. He is rarely mentioned in conversations about the fifth slot in the starting rotation, a competition that...
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March 07, 2010
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March 07, 2010
Igawa Looking For A Restart To His Yankee Career
I'm sure some of you are asking, "Really Greg, a Kei Igawa post!?!??!?!?"That's understandable. In fact, I'm asking myself the same question as I write it. But, it's a Sunday--a generally slow blog day--and it's spring training. This is the time for the underdogs to get a little press.Joe Lapointe of the NY Times wrote a piece this morning about Igawa...
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March 07, 2010
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March 07, 2010
Igawa To Work Out Of The Pen In 2010
From Joel Sherman:In last-ditch try to get something for $46M Yankees plan to have Kei Igawa work exclusively as LH reliever in camp and probably minorsUhhh.... yea, good luck with that.In his career in the majors, lefties are hitting .316/.402/.500 against Igawa in 87 plate appearances. However, he was very successful against lefties last season down in Scranton, where he held them...
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February 23, 2010
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February 23, 2010
Yankees Trying to Salvage $46 Million Igawa
According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, in an effort to salvage even a little bit of the $46 million they invested in him, the Yankees will use Kei Igawa strictly as a left handed reliever in spring training and could even use him in that spot once the season starts, even if he’s in the minor leagues.
The Yankees have to do something with Igawa. After paying a $26 million...
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February 23, 2010
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February 23, 2010
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