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[QUOTE="donniesyracuse, post: 2242992, member: 101"]
Tanaka still fascinates me. Sunday's start was a set back, but he is trending in the right direction. His overall numbers since the beginning of June are not terrible and that includes three very bad starts. At the beginning of the season, it was a foregone conclusion that if the Yankees did not negotiate an extension, Tanaka would opt out of his remaining three years at $22 million/year ($23 million in 2020). Clearly, if Tanaka's second half of the season resembles his first half, he will not opt out. Because the first half was so bad, Tanaka's numbers for the season will not match his career numbers, but if he finishes strong, I think there will be teams that will do better than $67 million over three years. Right now (while his value is low), might be a good time to offer him an extension. It might not seem prudent to commit to him through 2023, but there are no guarantees that any forthcoming free agents or pitching prospects will be better than Tanaka. The UCL injury hasn't been a concern since 2015.
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