Reflecting on Masahiro Tanaka’s contract with the Yankees

Jan 18 2020 by Pinstripe Alley

 
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Tanaka is entering the final year of his $155 million deal. How has it panned out?

Almost exactly six years ago to the day (Jan. 22, 2014), the Yankees announced that they had signed coveted ace Masahiro Tanaka to a seven-year, $155 million deal. The right-handed workhorse from Japan, before ever throwing a pitch in the major leagues, had inked the second-largest free agent contract ever at the time by a pitcher, trailing only teammate CC Sabathia.

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