Matsuzaka to pursue career in Majors
Japanese right-hander has impressed big-league scouts
- why wouldnt the soxs be intrested in the young stud ? why is it given its going to be the yankees, bo soxs , dogers, or seattle ?

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The price will be prohibitively expensive

they got iguchi for relatively a basement price..

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This is why.


Daisuke Matsuzaka was given permission by the Seibu Lions on Tuesday to pursue a career in the major leagues.

Matsuzaka hasn't officially been posted, but it's going to happen. While the Lions would certainly prefer to keep their ace, the 26-year-old is a free agent after next year and this is the only way the team can get compensation for him. Matsuzaka's posting fee could be $25 million-$30 million alone, and on top of that, the major league team that wins his rights would likely have to pay at least $10 million and maybe $15 million per year to sign him. The Yankees and Mariners are viewed as the favorites to sign him, though several others will make bids.

26 year old pitcher versus a 30 year old second baseman.

Daisuke Matsuzaka has chosen Scott Boras as his representative.

Oh, so these are going to be friendly negotiations, we see. The Seibu Lions will post Matsuzaka next week and after he went 17-5, 2.13 with 200 strikeouts, major league teams are going to be falling over themselves to outbid one another for his rights



This should end any further discussion of this guy coming to Chicago....

He looks good in pinstripes already...
Unless the Seattle Nintendos steal him away and unite him with Kenji & Ichiro

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