In his column "10 moves that might happen", Bowden doesn't have much mention of the Dodgers, besides what we would lose (link insider only):
One of the most underrated pitchers in the free-agent market, Kuroda would fit in nicely with the New York Yankees. He and a healthy Phil Hughes would offer depth to the Yankees' rotation behind CC Sabathia. The Los Angeles Dodgers inexplicably used the money to sign Aaron Harang and Chris Capuano. The Boston Red Sox also are still a possibility. 4. Hiroki Kuroda signs with the New York Yankees for one year, $13 million
So we not only will lose Hiro, but also get lambasted for the signings of Harang and Capuano! Yay Ned Colletti!
3 comments:
The Los Angeles Dodgers inexplicably used the money to sign Aaron Harang and Chris Capuano.
That's fairly misleading. The $6 mil combined that Harang and Capuano are getting in 2012 would not have been enough to sign Kuroda.
It's the massively backloaded 2-year deals that are inexplicable.
I doubt the Dodgers could have gotten away with another $8 million now, $4 later, so Kuroda would not have fit into their back-loaded dealing plans.
If such plans exist in the first place.
I predict Jim Bowden will irritate me at least three times when I listen to his show today.
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