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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja
Dbacks maybe, Giants have no more pitching. I dont know what the **** happened to Lincicum. I dont know if he was Juicing or what, but he's lost about 5-7 mph of his fastball and he's not even 30 years old yet. I shouldnt say they dont have any pitching, its just not as good as their WS years.
Dbacks will be competitive though. Dodgers took the division and had the most injuries i ever seen. I guess thats what the big bank roll does. Crazy to think they were bankrupt a few years ago. Thank god for Stan Kasten and his 5billion net worth. He may be worth 7B not too sure
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I doubt Stan Kasten is worth $5-7b. He was the GM for the Braves and then Nationals. The Dodgers gave him a small ownership percentage to run baseball ops in LA. Mark Walter is the General Partner (main owner) of the Dodgers. Hedge fund guy who might be worth that amount.
The timing on this is interesting as the deadline for Tanaka is approaching. Tanaka is attractive, not only because of his age, but much of his compensation will be paid to the Japanese baseball team that owns his rights and will not count against the salary cap luxury tax.
The Dodgers and Yankees are said to be the leaders in the Tanaka race. Imagine that rotation, Kershaw, Greinke, Ryu, Tanaka, Haren/Beckett/Billingsly!