Goodbye Daisuke Matsuzaka

Nearly 6 years ago I wrote this post and created this video welcoming Dice-K Daisuke Matsuzaka to the Red Sox.

Everyone knew at the time it was a bit of an expensive wager; now we know just how expensive a wager it was.

The Red Sox total bill for Daisuke Matsuzaka comes out to $881,282 per game pitched or $2,062,200 per win.
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) October 4, 2012

Wednesday October 3 2012 was Matsuzaka's last start as a Red Sox and it was your typical Dice-K start. 

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
D. Matsuzaka (L, 1-7)	2.1	6	5	5	1	2	2	1.71	8.28

 

Matsuzaka's final line with the Red Sox: 50 wins, 37 losses, 116 games started, 321 walks, and surprizingly an ERA of 4.52