C.J Wilson made his debut on June 12, 2005 with the Texas Rangers and has shown to have been a dominant force on the team since, recording a 43-31 record from 2005-2011. Wilson will be a free agent after the 2011 season and he is on the radar of many teams, including the New York Yankees. Although the Yankees are not as interested in C.J Wilson as you would like them to be, Wilson has untapped potential which made him a rising star, but the question that all of us have on our minds; Is C.J Wilson New York Yankees material?

C.J Wilson has pitched 223.1 innings this season with a .294 ERA
Positives: C.J Wilson was relief pitcher converted into a starting pitcher, and he seemed to have converted quite nicely. In 2005, Wilson had a horrendous 1-7 record but he turned that all around in 2011 when he went 16-7 with 223.1 innings under his belt along with 206 K’s. Wilson’s numbers earned him a spot into the All-Star game, which actually turned into a negative but we’ll get to that later. Wilson also has a .294 ERA in which he only gave up 73 runs. Here are some of C.J Wilson'[s #’s during the regular season since 2005:
Year |
Age |
Tm |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
IP |
H |
R |
SO |
WHIP |
2001 |
20 |
TEX-min |
2 |
2 |
.500 |
2.01 |
13 |
13 |
71.2 |
54 |
19 |
75 |
1.005 |
PUL,SAV · APPY,SALL |
2002 |
21 |
TEX-min |
11 |
2 |
.846 |
2.78 |
31 |
20 |
136.0 |
109 |
54 |
93 |
1.191 |
CHT,TUL · FLOR,TL |
2003 |
22 |
TEX-min |
6 |
9 |
.400 |
5.05 |
22 |
21 |
123.0 |
135 |
79 |
89 |
1.407 |
FRI · TL |
2005 |
24 |
TEX-min |
0 |
5 |
.000 |
4.17 |
16 |
16 |
58.1 |
61 |
37 |
57 |
1.354 |
FRI,BAK · TL,CALL |
2005 |
24 |
TEX |
1 |
7 |
.125 |
6.94 |
24 |
6 |
48.0 |
63 |
39 |
30 |
1.688 |
2006 |
25 |
TEX-min |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
2.51 |
13 |
0 |
14.1 |
13 |
4 |
23 |
1.395 |
OKC,FRI · PCL,TL |
2006 |
25 |
TEX |
2 |
4 |
.333 |
4.06 |
44 |
0 |
44.1 |
39 |
23 |
43 |
1.286 |
2007 |
26 |
TEX |
2 |
1 |
.667 |
3.03 |
66 |
0 |
68.1 |
50 |
25 |
63 |
1.215 |
2008 |
27 |
TEX |
2 |
2 |
.500 |
6.02 |
50 |
0 |
46.1 |
49 |
35 |
41 |
1.640 |
2009 |
28 |
TEX |
5 |
6 |
.455 |
2.81 |
74 |
0 |
73.2 |
66 |
29 |
84 |
1.330 |
2010 |
29 |
TEX |
15 |
8 |
.652 |
3.35 |
33 |
33 |
204.0 |
161 |
83 |
170 |
1.245 |
2011 |
30 |
TEX |
16 |
7 |
.696 |
2.94 |
34 |
34 |
223.1 |
191 |
89 |
206 |
1.187 |
7 Seasons |
43 |
35 |
.551 |
3.60 |
325 |
73 |
708.0 |
619 |
323 |
637 |
1.291 |
162 Game Avg. |
7 |
6 |
.551 |
3.60 |
56 |
12 |
121 |
106 |
55 |
109 |
1.291 |
Negatives: C.J Wilson’s negatives are a little easier to distinguish than his positives. Wilson cannot seem to pitch in high profile situations. Let’s take the All-Star game for example. Wilson gave up the lead by giving up a 3 run home

In his career in the postseason, C.J Wilson is 1-5 with a 4.82 ERA. Not exactly what the Yankees would want from a pitcher in the postseason.
to Milwaukee Brewer Prince Fielder, which gives the National League home field advantage and Wilson the loss. Kind of ironic how the Rangers don’t have home field advantage because of C.J. Wilson also has some issues with pitching in the postseason. In 2010 & 2011 combined, Wilson is 1-5 with a 4.94 ERA. It is important to get into the postseason but if you are a team that wants to win the World Series, then it is important that you keep up production for when I really matters. Now…here is a chart for C.J Wilson’s postseason’s numbers and I should tell you, they are not pretty:
Year |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
Series |
Rslt |
Opp |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
IP |
H |
R |
SO |
WHIP |
2010 |
29 |
TEX |
AL |
ALDS |
W |
TBR |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
0.00 |
1 |
1 |
6.1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0.632 |
2010 |
29 |
TEX |
AL |
ALCS |
W |
NYY |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
6.00 |
2 |
2 |
12.0 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
1.500 |
2010 |
29 |
TEX |
AL |
WS |
L |
SFG |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
3.00 |
1 |
1 |
6.0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0.833 |
2011 |
30 |
TEX |
AL |
ALDS |
W |
TBR |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
10.80 |
1 |
1 |
5.0 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
1.600 |
2011 |
30 |
TEX |
AL |
ALCS |
W |
DET |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
6.75 |
2 |
2 |
10.2 |
14 |
8 |
11 |
1.969 |
2011 |
30 |
TEX |
AL |
WS |
L |
STL |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
2.92 |
3 |
2 |
12.1 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
1.541 |
2 Seasons (6 Series) |
|
|
1 |
5 |
.167 |
4.82 |
10 |
9 |
52.1 |
46 |
32 |
43 |
1.433 |
2 ALDS |
|
|
1 |
1 |
.500 |
4.76 |
2 |
2 |
11.1 |
9 |
8 |
13 |
1.059 |
2 ALCS |
|
|
0 |
2 |
.000 |
6.35 |
4 |
4 |
22.2 |
26 |
17 |
17 |
1.721 |
2 WS |
|
|
0 |
2 |
.000 |
2.95 |
4 |
3 |
18.1 |
11 |
7 |
13 |
1.309 |
Is C.J Wilson A Fit For The Yankees: Before the post season I thought C.J WIlson would be the perfect fit for the Yankees, but after watching the postseason, it seems that his value goes down a little bit after every sour performance. The Yankees goal is to get to the World Series so they could win #28, but they can’t possibly do that if they have a pitcher that is 1-5 in the postseason. Let’s face it, even A.J Burnett knows when it’s time to play hard and win so if A.J can do it then it shouldn’t be hard for C.J. At this point there are no real rumblings for C.J but if I were the Rangers I would try to hang onto “pretty boy” for as long as they can because right now, I don’t think I can picture “Starting Pitcher, C.J Wilson, #36 of the New York Yankees.”