Episode: 575 - Andre Dawson's Hall of Fame Chances, What Fans Can Do To Help, Cubs Rumored to Be After Takashi Saito, Harden and Arbitration, and Notes on the Music Episode (November 30) - Cubscast 2009 Season Podcasts - Cubscast.com - Hosted By: Lou, Sheps & Sneetch
According to NPB Tracker, the Mets are among eight teams who have interest in free-agent relief pitcher Takashi Saito. In four seasons since leaving Japan for MLB, the 39–year-old Saito has a 2.05 ERA in 236 relief appearances, while pitching for the Dodgers and Red Sox, during which he has 297 strike outs and just 77 walks in [...]
Part 1 Part 2 In 2009, the Yankees used 22 fielders and 23 pitchers plus Nick Swisher. Take the core lineup out of the discussion for a minute. In the Yanks' case, that's the Posada, Tex, Cano, Jeter, Arod, Damon, Gardner, Cabrera, Swisher and Matsui plus Sabathia, AJ, Andy, Joba, and Mo. The remaining players contributed 6.4 wins above replacement in 2009, with Phil Hughes the top contributor at 3.2...
First I like to thank Mike Silva for referencing me in his post on this subject at NYBD and acknowledge the excellent argument he makes in regard to this subject. I will say this I have been a fan of Saito's for a few years and completed this post on him last off season, but Saito is 40 y/o, has had a history of injuries and would be expensive... But what the Mets learned in 2008 was that you need...
According to a report from the NPB Tracker , courtesy of the Chicago Tribune , the Cubs are one of eight teams " pursuing former Dodgers closer Takashi Saito . " The right-handed reliever will turn 40 on February 14 and had a solid year for the Red Sox in 2009. Takashi Saito was 3-3 in 56 games with two saves and two blown saves last season.
Patrick / NPB Tracker : Free Agents: Saito, Nishi, Kobayashi — A couple of items from the nichibei free agent market... - According to Sponichi, Takashi Saito has eight teams interested, including the White Sox, Cubs, Braves and Mets. The Braves had some interest in Saito way back in 2002 but he wound up remaining with Yokohama.
The Red Sox missed out on bringing Alex Gonzalez back on the cheap by waiting to see if there were other options and the same thing may happen with Takashi Saito. The Red Sox did not pick up his option with the hope that they could bring him back for less money if Billy Wagner goes elsewhere. There are now eight teams interested in Saito so there is a chance that Boston could be without either Wagner...
The White Sox, Cubs, Braves, and Mets make up half of the eight teams interested in signing right-hander Takashi Saito, according to Patrick Newman at NPB Tracker. Saito posted a 2.43 ERA in 55.2 IP for the Red Sox last year, in what was maybe his least effective MLB campaign. In 245.1 innings over four seasons in Los Angeles and Boston, Saito's ERA is a minuscule 2.01. Although he turns 40 before...
The third pack of the Alley's is the controversial O-Pee-Chee set from Upper Deck. This is a hobby pack, so the chances of finding a memorabilia card is 1:108 packs and an autograph is 1:216 packs. What are the chances of finding Red Sox? There are still a number of Red Sox I need to complete this set; 7 J.D. Drew 30 Kevin Youkilis 34 Takashi Saito 150 Dustin Pedroia 180 Josh Beckett 227 Jason Bay...
With the departures of Takashi Saito, Javier Lopez and Billy Wagner, the Sox have some bullpen holes to fill for this season. Even with the presence of several quality arms in this relief corps, we saw the value of having depth last year. Apparently the Sox have requested the medical records of Atlanta free agents [...]
The free agent market features closers such as Mike Gonzalez, Rafael Soriano, Fernando Rodney, Jose Valverde, and Billy Wagner, plus former closers like J.J. Putz and Takashi Saito. How about the trade market? Joe Nathan, Twins. Nathan has long been among the game's best closers. He's guaranteed $24.5MM over the next two seasons, and some have wondered if the Twins might trade him as a way to clear...
Mets decline JJ's option $1m buyout instead of an $8.6m option. This'll be an interesting name to watch; JJ would make a great buy-low candidate for a bad team looking to cash him in at the deadline, but on the other hand, it was the Red Sox who wound up with Takashi Saito for $1.5m a year ago, so this could go any number of ways. What's important is, we win.
The Red Sox released Takashi Saito and yesterday he cleared waivers. The team is interested in bringing him back , just not at the $6 million they would have had to pay him if they picked up his option. By letting him become a free agent they can now negotiate to bring him back at a lower salary. There is some risk to this as he may opt to sign elsewhere for more money but it is a risk Theo is willing...
Report: Takashi Saito Clears Outright Waivers, Open to Returning to Red Sox - NESN.com Cool to see a player understanding that his contract wasn't going to work for the team. Healthy or Not, Mike Lowell's Role Won't Be Defined For 2010 - NESN.com As this offseason gets underway, one has to wonder whether Lowell's days in Boston -- as an everyday starter at least -- are numbered. Red Sox Throwdown:...
Takashi Saito's situation is very similar to J.J. Putz; both are former closers, who enjoyed their new teams as a set-up man and may now be squeezed out due to economics. The Red Sox have the luxury of replacing Saito with younger and cheaper pitchers. The once dominant Dodgers closer had to settle for a set-up role in Boston after 2008, when some felt he was an injury risk ( only 46 gms in 2008 due...
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