A couple years ago, Chien-Ming Wang was seen as a promising building block for the New York Yankees. After a horrendous season in 2009, the Yankees have cut Wang and he’s now free to sign with any team. The 29-year-old from Taiwan made $5 million last year.
In his first three starts of 2009, Wang gave up 23 earned runs in six innings. He pitched better as the season went on but he still finished the year with scary bad numbers — a 9.64 ERA, a 2.02 WHIP and a record of 1-6 for the eventual World Series champions.
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Sometimes pitchers get roughed up. However, Chien-Ming Wang of the New York Yankees is struggling at a historic level. After three starts, Wang has a 34.50 ERA. The 29-year-old from Taiwan insists that everything is okay. The numbers, though, suggest otherwise.
In his first start of the season, Wang gave up seven earned runs in 3.2 innings. In that outing, which was actually his best outing of the season so far, he gave up nine hits and walked three batters.
In his second game, Wang gave up eight earned runs in one inning. In that showing, he allowed six hits and three …read more