Feb
10
Chien-Ming Wang, former Yankee (UPDATE: Not yet)
ByUpdate by Mike (10:08am): Buster Olney and a Nats’ writer shot Pete’s report down. Washington is still very much in pursuit of Wanger, but he’s still a week or so away from making a decision.
8:56am: Once the Yankees declined to tender Chien-Ming Wang a contract in December it was pretty apparent that he would not return to the team. We held out a glimmer of hope, mainly because Wang had pitched so well in 2006 and 2007. It appears he’s about to officially become a former Yankee. PeteAbe tweets that he has chosen the Nationals, and that a deal is near. We wish him luck in his new digs, and hope he picks up a few wins against the Mets this season.
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All the best Wanger. Just take your time coming around 3rd base.
Washington could get a really good pitcher here if Wang recovers. Hopefully, he could turn their franchise around a bit. Wang, Lannan, Marquis, Strasburg, Zimmermann, and whoever else they have could be a scary good rotation if it all works out.
I like this signing for them, good luck Wang!
Yeah, if Wanger gets back to his old self. that’s a very solid pitcher in the NL.
Zimmermann is out for the year after TJS late last season. But if Wang is healthy and Marquis doesnt suck they do have a pretty good 1-4.
Yeah I know about JZ’s Tommy John surgery, and of course the length of Wang’s deal (whoops!) is not yet revealed; however, if they for some reason extend his contract beyond this year, and all those other things workout, the Nats could start turning around.
IIRC, even if it’s a 1 year deal he still has 1 more year of arbitration, so he’s under control if they want him, or they can non-tender him if he sucks again, or they can move him at the deadline for a team looking for SP help.
Worst case scenario they spent a few million on ineffective pitcher, not a major risk for them.
i wouldn’t call it scary good, but if wang goes back to form, then 2 years down the road Strasburg/Zimmerman/Wang/Lannan/Marquis would certainly be solid.
So is this unfortunately the official end of Wang jokes?
We Will See our Wang again…
Until the first picture of Wang pitching in front of the Washington Monument comes out.
Can you see the Monument from Nationals Park?
Silly you, the Washington Monument would be standing on the mound ; )
Nope, but you can see the Capital from certain parts of the park.
Not a bad move for the Nats as they finally figured out that you need some starting pitching depth to compete.
… Something the Mets haven’t yet figured out.
silly mets..
I’d like to see him in pinstripes again if he’s healthy.
So it goes.
This is all just Wang…vewy Wang.
I’d still like to see Yanks take a look at Kiko Calero for the pen.
Don’t worry. He will rebound with the Nationals and the Yankees will eventually sign him to a six year, $105 million contract.
Good luck, Wanger. The Wang should prove to be pretty big in the NL (sorry, I had to make at least one more bad Wang joke), and I’m sure he’ll beat us in an interleague game at some point down the line.
Great move and best to CMW.
I don’t think Wang will get pulled too early with the Nsts. Wang may only get yanked with a lot of scoring.
Soo…. Nationals > Mets?
I wouldn’t be shocked.
H?o yùn qì, bìng g?n xiè y? qiè Chien-Ming.
this reminds me of a few years ago when Wang was pitching and don’t hold me to this but I think up maybe 4 runs maybe 4-0 in the 9th with possibly two outs and he blew the game to the nationals..that was painful.
The score was 2-1 with 1 out.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/bo.....=260618120
Yup, I was at the game. Zimm hit a walk-off while I made for the exit.
There were a lot of smug d-bags at that game, unfortunately.
It’s too bad Wang. You were very good here for 2+ years.
I’ll be PSYCHED to see the Wanger pitching his home games here. Much like I still enjoy seeing T-Clip.
I guess there is still a chance for us to still hold on to our Wang
AbeFail.
No donuts for Pete.
Cue Curt Schilling using this false report as ammo in his back-and-forth battle with Pete Abe right now…
Schilling and PeteAbe have a feud going on?
http://www.boston.com/sports/b.....sox_s.html
Pete Abe has to be the worst. Thank god hes in Boston now…
He was the Interested Reader….
Abe is correct though….Beckett wears down a lot….especially for his age.He is a slow healer. They will resign him and wear him out like they did with Pedro and Dicey K and Shilling.
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