Nearly six months after the trade it was to save $ 4 million in salary and the opportunity to return, but the hand of the Knicks right into the deal, which was officially Hiroki Kuroda.
Kuroda had signed a one-year contract with the Yankees on Friday for $ 10 million.
By far the best of luck, but can not pretend to understand.
The exercise was supposed Kuroda very loyal to the Dodgers, no trade clause in his contract last July. I then was, in 2012, return to either the Dodgers or return to pitch in Japan.
The Dodgers thought so, too, at least at first. Full in the year Manager Ned Colletti to, but I was trying in what appears to be about $ 12 million made last season, and the rotation by signing veteran starters Chris Capuano (two years and $ 10 million) and Aaron Harang (two years and $ 12 million).
Both will make $ 3,000,000 next season, or 60% of what they wound up signing Kuroda. Of course, you can certainly say that combined, about 60% as good as Kuroda.
Kuroda was a deceptive 13-16 last season and launched, in fact, much better than their record indicates. He said that the era of 3.07 and 1.21 whip and hit a career high 161. Although turns 37 next month, there is no doubt that he can still pitch and the Dodgers want him back.
Even after the signing of Capuano and Harang and fill the rotation with more than a month, Colletti said Monday he was talking to Kuroda until two days before realizing that the end did not bring him back. At this point, of course, is the only way that is reasonable and still signed on trade and one of the five heads of the other. Otherwise, Chad Billingsley number of possible trade candidates.
Yankees had a beginning with a very reasonable quality. The Dodgers won bankruptcy to leave.
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