Masahiro Tanaka (35), a starting pitcher for the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) Rakuten Golden Eagles, who recorded a total of 197 wins in the U.S. and Japan, is expected to receive a salary cut of more than 200 million yen for two consecutive years due to poor performance.
Sports Hochi reported on the 7th, “It was confirmed on the 7th that Rakuten proposed next year’s annual salary to pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, which exceeded the reduction limit (40% if exceeding 100 million yen).”
Tanaka received a total annual salary of 900 million yen (about 8.17 billion won) last year. This season, he signed a contract accepting the largest reduction in the club's history. His estimated annual salary this year is 475 million yen (4.31 billion won). Here, a smaller amount of more than 200 million yen (1.816 billion won) was proposed as next year's annual salary.
If 200 million yen is reduced, his annual salary next year 동탄출장마사지 will be 275 million yen (2.497 billion won). In two years, the annual salary will be reduced by nearly 5.7 billion won.
Tanaka recorded 7 wins, 11 losses, and an ERA of 4.91 this year. This was his first ERA in the 4-point range get more info since his NPB debut in 2007. He returned to Rakuten after playing for the New York Yankees in MLB and fell short of expectations with 20 wins and 32 losses in three seasons.
He entered the Major League in 2014 and wore a pin-stripe uniform for seven seasons, recording 78 wins, 46 losses, and an ERA of 3.74. Since his debut season, he has won 11 or more games for six consecutive years. In 2017, he finished 7th in American League Cy Young Award voting.
With just three more wins, Tanaka will reach a milestone of 200 wins in the U.S. and Japan. In order to pitch better next season, he underwent 'cleaning' surgery on his right elbow in late October.
Club officials predicted that negotiations with Tanaka would last until the end of the year and be concluded early next year.