tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post8298791403259900718..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Finding Goose Gossage in Wei-Yin ChenJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-7059606131326524522012-03-11T23:19:00.549-04:002012-03-11T23:19:00.549-04:00Well, he does have the numbers in Japan on his sid...Well, he does have the numbers in Japan on his side, but it is probably good to think about the NPB as a pseudo-AAA league. Of course, the main difference is that the talent level ranges greatly within a team. In that respect, it differs quite a bit from AAA. It is not surprising to have on a single team in Japan talent that ranges from MLB quality to D1 bench player.<br /><br />With that perspective, it should be easy to tell why someone with his repertoire, negative reports from scouts, relatively small contract in comparison to top NPB talent that crosses the Pacific, and the Orioles own open discussion about whether he is a 5th starter or a middle relief guy...that Wada simply is not a great talent with respect to what is available in the Majors.<br /><br />That said, maybe a guy with an 86 mph fastball that had trouble getting pitches by righties in the NPB will be incredibly successful. It may be that Duquette was able to find a great pitcher for 4MM a year when no one else bothered to offer him anything beyond that.<br /><br />Eh, the evidence available to us kind of points us in one direction, doesn't it?Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-27325949886630486082012-03-11T07:25:33.345-04:002012-03-11T07:25:33.345-04:00Hilarious.
Wada had exceptional success as a star...Hilarious.<br /><br />Wada had exceptional success as a starter in Japan -- the second best baseball league in the world -- for 10 years, but you think he's a bullpen mop-up guy with secondary fringe offerings based on a few videos, without ever having seen him pitch, much less go through a lineup.<br /><br />Have you ever thought about starting a baseball version of The Onion?Ampontanhttp://ampontan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com