Eight years ago today, Yanks signed Chien-Ming Wang
I once asked Brian Cashman what he remembered from when they signed Chien-Ming Wang. Cashman's response: "We offered the most money." Nice. That's much better than saying "he was drawn to the pinstripes" or something like that.
But he quickly became a forgotten prospect, so much so that in 2004 the Yankees would have given him up in a heartbeat if only the Diamondbacks showed the slightest bit of interest in him, say, as part of a package for Randy Johnson.
The D-Backs passed. Hey, the Yankees didn't blame them. The Yankees let Wang pitch in the Olympics later that summer, which they never would have done if they thought he was going to be useful in the majors at some point. Who knew?
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Just more proof why fans shouldn't scream when teams consider trading away blue-chip prospects for proven talent. No one, even the likes of Brian Cashman, really knows which prospects will explode into superstars and which may just make a loud thud.