Matsuzaka

by Awesome Mike Awesome on Nov 10, 2006 1:52 PM EST

The Boston Red Sox may have posted the top bid for the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reported, citing Major League Baseball sources.

There has been no official announcement, and the Seibu Lions, Matsuzaka's team in Japan, have until Tuesday to accept or reject the high bid.

But Olney is reporting that the Red Sox may have posted the top bid with a figure between $38 million and $45 million, according to Major League Baseball officials who are monitoring the bidding.

Um...OMG?

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Good luck with that.

by Jonnypops on Nov 10, 2006 2:01 PM EST reply actions

FYI

Star Ledger reports something different. Personally, I trust Buster more than the Ledger.

http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/116314189548860.xml&coll=1&thispage =1

While the Yankees and all of baseball wait to find out who won the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, media reports out of Japan said the Seibu Lions were disappointed with the amount of the highest bid in the "posting" process and would need more time before deciding whether to accept it.

Seibu was told only the amount of the highest bid and not the identity of the team that made the top sealed bid. The reports indicated the amount may be less than $15 million as opposed to the more than the $20 million some expected.

The Yankees and Mets were presumed to have made a bid, along with Texas, Boston, Arizona, Cleveland and the Chicago Cubs.

"She lifts her skirt up to her knees, walks through garden of roses with her bare feet laughing." Ray Lamontange.

by birdman on Nov 10, 2006 2:33 PM EST reply actions