It appears, at least at this point, according the to New York Times that we will NOT have a shot at getting Tanaka. That's right... we have a better shot at buying binaca breath drops than we do at having Tanaka pitch in the states. That's me being comical... or something.
According to the New York Times, "...on Thursday morning, several Japanese
newspapers reported that the Eagles — who control the rights to Tanaka
until the end of 2015 — would not permit major league teams to bid for
him.
Instead, the Eagles will offer to double or even triple his annual
salary of about $4 million, which could make him the highest-paid
Japanese pitcher in history.
By keeping Tanaka for at least another year, the Eagles would forgo a
$20 million compensatory posting fee from the major league team that
ultimately signed him. But they would enhance their chances at repeating
as champions in Japan, and they would avoid millions of dollars in lost
ticket, food and merchandise sales."
Something seems off to me here. What was the reasoning that Nippon Baseball and Major League Baseball negotiated a new posting system. Was it just an excercise? We all knew why the posting system needed to be done this offseason. All eyes were on Tanaka? And now the Eagles are pulling him back? Where the hell are our lawyers! Where's Selig? Get me on the phone with Nippon Baseball... I want answers! What the hell is happening here? Don't worry, Bud Selig is in his office somewhere thinking about new ways to screw ARod...his eyes totally off the ball.
And now I will go on Amazon.com... and buy myself some binaca.
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