Our "National Treasure"
Here is an article on our winning the bidding rights to Igawa. I'm not sure what to make of this guy. Although he has won some strikeout titles and is left handed, his numbers in the Japanese league--86-60,3.15 ERA--are not dominant. Is he really a better investment than Ted Lilly? I'm not so sure. And if we do sign this guy, are we done or are we still going after Pettitte? Should be interesting.
posted by Anthony at 8:59 AM
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A Yankee scout on Hillman:
By GEORGE KING
November 29, 2006 -- While some talent evaluators aren't high on Kei Igawa, Trey Hillman is.
Hillman, who managed the Nippon Ham Fighters to the Japanese title this season and is a former Yankee minor league manager, is impressed with the left-hander.
"I like him,'' Hillman said from his Texas home last night. "He is a No. 3 or 4 for me. He has a strong lower half. We got to him when we faced him, but he didn't get a few borderline calls, and that got to him. But not in a bad way. He has some fire in him and that's good. He wants the ball and doesn't want the ball taken away from him.''
Asked for a scouting report on Igawa, Hillman said, "He has a high three-quarter arm action that allows him to sweep his breaking ball against lefties. He can get a little extra on the fastball even though he is at about 88 to 90 mph. I have seen him hit 91 to 92.''
That's not exactly a ringing enforsement. Why are we going after a guy who everyone seems to agree is a #3 or #4 at best? You know who else is a four? Jeff Karstens. Ted Lilly is a three, at worst. Let's tighten up.
Sign Lilly. Give him roses. We need him.
I would like Lilly a lot...
but I would weep for joy if we brought Andy back. And I think that if he plays, he's coming back.
I want andy, I need andy.
Haven't we learned our lessons about japanese pitching scheit?
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