Is Wang in contract year?

[gooGD]

34Celtic pretty much hit it on the head.

It will largely depend on the market for that year. Things like other pitchers being free agents, who signs first for what amount/year will definitely determine how much Wang will make.

But generally speaking, I doubt he'll make 20 million a year. Thats reserved for Peavy, Sheets, Santana type pitchers.

He'll probably make more than 4/38 but less than 16mil. Don't forget that he's also a yankee.

[risktaker91]

A little off Topic, but is Roy Halladay in the same level as Sanatana, Sheets, Peavy?

What range would he make? 10-15 seems likely to me. Although he's much better than Zito.

[ccvle]

I would rate Holladay as good if not better than Peavy and Sheets.

[Monkeyfeng06]

wang has the yao ming factor in my opinion... seriously... everyone in taiwan has yankee jersey, t shirt or cap now.. it's an epidemic.. i'm actually quite sick of it.. i think i'm the only guy in taiwan that has a griffey jr. t shirt. hell.. there's even a chien ming wang credit card in taiwan... everyone is nuts over him..



is he the first athlete ever to have his own credit card line?

[kingofNY]

I always thought they counted a full season as 350 at bats to qualify for the rookie of the year or 100 innings pitch for a pitcher to quilify for the ROY as well . I could be Wrong but I remember Kevin Mass not having enough at bats to quilify for the ROY in 90 I belive when he came out of no where to hit like 21 HR's or something around that number

[VinnyTheMick]

wang has the yao ming factor in my opinion... seriously... everyone in taiwan has yankee jersey, t shirt or cap now.. it's an epidemic.. i'm actually quite sick of it.. i think i'm the only guy in taiwan that has a griffey jr. t shirt. hell.. there's even a chien ming wang credit card in taiwan... everyone is nuts over him..

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is he the first athlete ever to have his own credit card line?

I'm sure there have been other athlete credit cards. I seem to remember a Michael Jordan card.

But I believe it about Taiwan.

Here are some CMW commercials you may not have seen since you aren't in NY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj3ccGeXFPU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXspx_L-xFc

& a taiwanese commercial for a CMW statue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Expr4XTElfI

[Monkeyfeng06]

the first commercial is pretty cool. wang has some love in china too.

[JurassicJake]

He is arbitration eligible next year. Year 1 of 3. I'm not sure how much he is due, but it's not much. Maybe $2-3 mil next year?

Same thing with Cano.