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Brian Cashman was at it again.The Yankees general manager lured back the team's former ace on Friday night, signing Chien-Ming Wang to a minor league deal. OFFICIAL: #Yankees sign RHP Chien-Ming Wang to Minor League deal.— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 23, 2013 Bryan Hoch of MLB.com said Wang will report to the Yankees camp on Monday in preparation for the 2013 season. Yankees officially have signed Chien-Ming Wang to a Minor League contract. He will work out on Monday.— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) March 23, 2013 The 32-year-old pitched for the Yankees from 2005-2009 and went 55-26 during that time before running into injuries.After suffering a season-ending shoulder injury that required surgery, Wang missed all of the 2010 season but has pitched the last two years with the Washington Nationals.Wang has been trying to get back to his old form while with the Nationals, pitching both as a starter and reliever during that time.Looking ...

The New York Yankees have added a familiar face to their team, signing veteran right-handed pitcher Chien-Ming Wang to a free-agent contract. The story was first reported in a tweet by CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman: #yankees agree to terms w/ wang— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) March 23, 2013 CBSSports.com’s Mike Axisa confirmed the report and indicated his belief that the contract was a minor league deal. The 33-year-old Wang is a native of Taiwan. His first major league team was the Yankees, who signed him as an amateur free agent in 2000. He made his major league debut in 2005, and won 19 games in both 2006 and 2007.His success was short-lived, as he missed more than half of each of the 2008 and 2009 seasons because of nagging injuries to his feet and hips. Wang signed with the Washington Nationals in 2010, but missed the entire season because of a shoulder injury. ...

The Yankees have officially brought back a former ace pitcher.Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and WFAN broke the news on Friday night that the Bombers will sign Chien-Ming Wang to a deal.  #yankees agree to terms w/ wang— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) March 23, 2013   The terms of the deal haven't been confirmed yet, but it'll likely be a minor-league deal that the Yankees will sign Wang to.The 32-year-old Wang caught the attention of the Bombers this past month pitching in the World Baseball Classic for the Chinese Taipei team, tossing 12 scoreless innings for them.After impressing Yankees GM Brian Cashman at the WBC, the Yankees brought Wang down to their complex in Tampa for a workout session and to see him pitch firsthand for them.The Yankees apparently liked what they saw to give Wang a deal for 2013 and the chance to make the team.Wang went 55-26 with the Yankees from 2005-2009 ...

The Washington Nationals called up Chien-Ming Wang earlier this week with intentions of using him out of the bullpen and keeping him on a starter's schedule.Although he is not starting games right now for the Nats, he was able to record his first win of the year in his first game that he has pitched in this season.After taking over for Ross Detwiler in the fifth inning, Wang pitched three innings of one-run ball and was on the winning end of the decision. The Nationals scored four runs in the first and held off the Atlanta Braves as they chipped away the rest of the game. Leading 4-3 in the seventh, the Nats broke out for three more runs to give them some breathing room.They held on to win the game 7-4 to keep their division foes at bay in the NL East and give Wang his first win of the season.Wang can ...

The Washington Nationals bullpen appears to be in trouble and Chien-Ming Wang is on his way to the MLB to provide some help.The Nats have been without Drew Storen all season and Adam Kilgore has reported that they will now be without reliever Ryan Mattheus:Nats announce they placed Ryan Mattheus on the DL and activated Chien-Ming Wang.— Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) May 22, 2012 Mattheus has a partial tear of plantar fascia and is now on the 15-day DL. Mattheus has six holds this season and has a 2.25 ERA in 20 innings to go along with 13 strikeouts.The Nats will send Wang to the bullpen to provide depth and support to the depleted pen. Brad Lidge is still on the DL and Henry Rodriguez continues to struggles, so the Nats will take any help they can get.The Nationals went to set-up man Tyler Clippard to finish the game and record his first save on Tuesday night.The ...

The Washington Nationals have a problem when it comes to their starting pitching.They have too many worthy starters. It is certainly a decent problem to have for any major league ballclub.With Chien-Ming Wang looming in the minors and his rehab stint nearing its end, the Nats are going to have to decide which of their overachieving starters will have to take the fall and move to the bullpen. Manager Davey Johnson shed some light on the topic on Saturday.Amanda Comak, the Nationals beat writer for the Washington Times tweeted,  Davey said today that he will most likely put Chien-Ming Wang in the bullpen when he's ready to return to the active roster. #nats— Amanda Comak (@acomak) May 19, 2012 The move will allow for Ross Detwiler (3-2, 2.75 ERA) to remain in the rotation for the Nats. Comak also reported that Wang will "work out of the bullpen on a starter's schedule," and that ...

The whole offseason drama with the Yankees was: "Who's going to pitch for us?" The Yankees have talented minor league pitching prospects, but they aren't ready to pitch by Opening Day and they have free agents on their staff, with decidedly mixed results. Where that leaves the Yankees as Spring Training 2011 begins is with a starting rotation with holes the size of fishing nets. Just how did the richest organization in sports get into this mess? Short answer: They don't develop pitchers.  Since the "Core Four" came up together in 1996, the Yankees have developed exactly one starting pitcher: Phil Hughes. For years, the Yankees relied on Andy Pettitte and a bevy of free agents: Clemens, Mussina, Wells, Pavano, Wright, Irabu, etc. During that time, from 1996 until 2010, there were two pitchers the Yankees brought up that could have worked, but A: They traded Ted Lilly for a headcase and B: They mishandled Chien-Ming ...

Chien-Mang Wang is a National again this year.  To many it may be surprising that he even was a National last year considering he never pitched an inning.  Wang must have made strides rehabbing last year though because he was offered and accepted a $1 million contract (with $5 million in incentives) from the Nationals.   This deal is a very savvy move by Nationals GM Mike Rizzo because the Nationals have added a pitcher that has good upside for a very low price.  If Wang can reach the pitchers mound he will easily be worth his contract. When healthy, Wang won 19 games in back-to-back seasons and had an ERA under four. Wang gained this success with control, not speed.  Wang never was a hard thrower and only topped 100 strikeouts in a season once. If he can pitch to hitters and keep his walks very far and in between he could be a consistent ...

There are plenty of players in professional sports who can have a great performance once in a while. One day the guy is on fire, and the next he’s just an average player. The ability to be consistently good is one of the qualities which make a professional athlete great at their job.    The athletes described above—those who can have a breakout game once in a while—are merely role players who have a small impact on their respective teams, because they aren’t able to be consistent with their play.    As for the stars, after a few seasons of performing well and proving themselves at the professional level, you can generally say that that player will continue to do so for many seasons to come.  This is what makes the disappearing act of former New York Yankees ace Chien-Ming Wang so interesting. Despite rehabbing from an injury after the 2008 season came to a close, it ...