Tanaka was
99-35 with a 2.30 ERA and 1,238 strikeouts in 175 games for Rakuten since 2007.
He had 53 complete games, including 18 shutouts.
In his interview with the AP, Hank Steinbrenner bristled at
the notion the Yankees were becoming cheap without his father around.
"There has been criticism of myself and my brother the
last couple years that, gee, if our dad was still in charge, we'd be spending
this and spending that and doing whatever it takes to win," he said,
referring to late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
"He didn't have revenue sharing, at least for most of
his time," Hank Steinbrenner added. "That's what these people in the
sports media don't seem to get. If it wasn't for revenue sharing, we'd have a
payroll of $300 million a year if we wanted to. So we're doing this despite
having to pay all that revenue sharing."determination of years past.
Tanaka, the prize of this winter's free agent pitching
class, and the Yankees have reached agreement on a seven-year, $155 million
contract, the latest move in a winter of wild spending for the club.
A person with direct knowledge of the agreement confirmed it
to USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the
deal is not yet finalized.
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Dated:-23/01/14
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