NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees' alleged ace, Masahiro Tanaka, is terrible. There is no gray area, just like there is no movement on his pitches. Right now, he is one of the worst starters in baseball.
As they say, the numbers don’t lie and after another stinker -- a five-run, three-home run, five-inning, 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday -- Tanaka is now 5-6 with 6.55 ERA. To paraphrase former CBS New York sportscaster Warner Wolf, “If you had Masahiro Tanaka possibly blowing the Yankees’ season … you won!