Kuroda’s contract includes full no-trade clause
ByKen Rosenthal reports that the Yankees’ one-year, $10 million deal with Hiroki Kuroda includes a full no-trade clause. This might not seem like a big deal, since it’s just a one year deal. When was the last time the Yankees traded a member of their active rotation mid-season? Best I can remember is Jose Contreras, whom the Yankees traded in 2004. Of course, that was a your problem for my problem trade, as they got Esteban Loaiza in return. Prior to that they traded Ted Lilly, though he’d been bouncing between the rotation and the bullpen prior to the Yankees replacing him with Jeff Weaver. There was also Shawn Chacon in 2006, but he hadn’t made a start for nearly a month before the Yankees traded him. In other words, Kuroda didn’t have much to worry about, anyway.
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The man does not like to be traded. Got to respect that he likes to settle into one place. He made his big change from Japan to MLB so it’s not like he can’t adapt to change.
Interesting indeed. Doesn’t want to move around for transient reasons. No-trade clause invoked in LA to keep away from the East Coast. Signs as a free-agent on the East Coast. Full no-trade clause to stay on the East Coast. I give the man credit for saying, “If you sign me, I’m going to stay and I’m going to pitch for your team and your team only.” That’s the kind of guy my dad would’ve liked. Hard work and honors a contract and expects others to do the same. Simplistic point of view I know, but still nice to see in a way the way our world seems to work anymore these days.
Yeah there is a certain honor and commitment to his stance.
That’s racist.
Lol. How so?
Use of word honor.
Honor is not a universal quality anymore? Sad.
It never was.
Esteban Loaiza.. Oh God…
dont remind me
Haha ohh men loaiza
hey he was one of the only good pitchers in the 2004 ALCS loss to the Sox. In game 7 he held down the fort after the Damon granny, didn’t he?
Joe, good point that trading a player is not the Yankees MO and still Kuroda insisted on the no trade.
Kuroda may have just asked for a no-trade clause and the Yankees agreed. I don’t think if it’s clear if he insisted on one though. Very ESPNNY-ish type leap there.(kidding)
Mostly has to worry about being traded if he stinks… in which case I suppose there’s a chance he’d sign off on a trade to the right team. Two school age daughters, so I can see why he wouldn’t want to move around himself/move them around.
Granted, I am making a big assumption there and have no idea if his family even lives with him during the season.
Or if his daughters attend a public or private school versus being home schooled.
Or if his daughters attend no school and are truants.
Now you’re just being negative.
Didn’t they trade Jose Contreras to the White Sox for Loaiza?
I think they traded Ted Lilly, too.