Less than an hour after landing one of the best young right-handers in baseball in Michael Pineda, the Empire signed free agent starter Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10-11 million deal. Now, officially, the Yankee rotation is better than Boston's. Brian Cashman has engineered a Friday The Thirteenth Coup that has embarrassed BenCher and the Carmine Hose. Now, the Sox will need to make quick moves in reaction to New York—with a substantially reduced field of starting pitcher options to choose from.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Empire Skunks Sox With Kuroda Deal
Less than an hour after landing one of the best young right-handers in baseball in Michael Pineda, the Empire signed free agent starter Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10-11 million deal. Now, officially, the Yankee rotation is better than Boston's. Brian Cashman has engineered a Friday The Thirteenth Coup that has embarrassed BenCher and the Carmine Hose. Now, the Sox will need to make quick moves in reaction to New York—with a substantially reduced field of starting pitcher options to choose from.