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Wang deals with mixed emotions

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:28:25 +0000

Friday's championship parade was pure joy to most Yankees, but it unleashed a flood of mixed emotions for Chien-Ming Wang, who has felt "sad" at times during the Yanks' postseason run because he could not contribute on the field.

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Yankees have five arbitration decisions to make

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:19 +0000

The MLBPA released the list of 210 players eligible for arbitration, though only five of them belong to the Yankees, who must decide by December 12 whether to offer them arbitration or non-tender them. Here’s a quick rundown: Chien-Ming Wang: This figures to be an easy decision for the Yankees, who don’t want to pay Wang anything close to the $5 million he made last season. Wang is recovering from shoulder surgery, and while some are speculating that he could be pitching again by late-April, it’s more likely that he’ll return to the mound in June or July. The consensus seems to be that the Yankees will non-tender Wang, then try to re-sign him to a smaller deal with some incentives. I don’t see that happening. Wang is still privately upset that the Yankees took him to an arbitration hearing two years ago over a difference of $600,000, then bragged about their victory via a public statement. If the Yankees let him go, there will be plenty of teams willing to give ...

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Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang: Up For Grabs?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:36:04 +0000

Word is that the Yankees will not "tender" (salary arbitration) for their injured ace, Chien-Ming Wang, thereby prematurely making him a free agent. The idea is to get him to a lower base salary, with incentives. That's a penny-wise, dollar-foolish move that may backfire. Although they pay top dollar for sought-after athletes, the Yankees have always been chintzy with less popular players such as Wang. For instance, after his splendid 2007 season, they offered him only $4.0 million for 2008 in his first arbitration year. Wang countered with a request for $4.6 million. The Yankees took him to arbitration instead of ponying up the relatively small difference. First, second, and third year arbitration players are typically awarded 40%, 60%, and 80% of what arbitrators feel they would be worth as free agents. FanGraphs pegged Wang's 2007 value at $18 million, meaning he should have been offered $7 million or so before his first arbitration. But the Yankees' offer of $4.0 million implied that ...

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