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March 22, 2008
Yanks Interest In Darvish Rumors Continue
Via the Boston Herald -
Unfortunately for Major League Baseball fans, unless Nippon Ham deems [Yu] Darvish more valuable by posting him to teams in the United States (as the Seibu Lions did with Matsuzaka), the phenom won’t be eligible to play for a big league team for years.
But with rumors floating around that the Yankees would be willing to dwarf the Red Sox’ posting price of $51 million for Matsuzaka, that timetable could quicken.
“There’s no sign that he’s interested (in playing in the major leagues), so we as Japanese are thinking maybe Darvish isn’t interested in MLB,” Kojima said. “But the truth is that only Darvish knows.”
This news picks up from the rumors I shared three months ago. Well, the Yankees will have a lot of money coming off the payroll next year...
Posted by Steve Lombardi at March 22, 2008 09:10 AM