Cardinals interested in Wang?
December 13, 2009, 8:30 pm by iYankees · 2 Comments
After rejecting a split contract offer from the Yankees and entering free agency, there appears to be healthy interest in right-handed sinkerball specialist, Chien-Ming Wang. According to Ken Rosenthal, in a tweet from earlier today, there are 6 teams that have expressed an “immediate” interest in Wang (three AL, three NL), although that list does not yet include the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will likely bid on the Taiwanese import due to their Torre connection.
Another organization that could also look to add the once dominant starter, and that could be one of the 6 clubs Rosenthal outlines, is the St. Louis Cardinals. Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes that Cards’ pitching coach, Dave Duncan (Shelley Duncan’s father), believes Wang “intrigues as a free-agent pitcher.” After inking Brad Penny to a deal and losing Joel Pineiro to free agency this winter, perhaps St. Louis will kick the tires on Wang.
What other teams, in addition to the Dodgers and the Cardinals, might seek Wang’s patented sinker? I’ve already named the Mariners, Mets, and the Red Sox — Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe mentions the Red Sox as a possibility, as well — in previous posts, but I wonder, are there any other possible destinations that could work?
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