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Tease.
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Does this correlate to early break-down in the US? I'd really like to see a study on this, because it seems to me that the Japenese pitchers that do make the leap are durable, perhaps because they are more conditioned to higher pitch counts. I think it speaks to TT's point about a drop off in performance after a couple of years in MLB.
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In that highly unlikely event, I believe the team that placed the bid first wins, but I'll try to double check that.
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The workload of Japanese pitchers is also a concern. Many of previous Japanese pitchers to make the switch to MLB were overworked early and often during their years in NPB.
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Yes, after the World Series here and the Japan Series there. And it could happen early in the off-season, or a bit later, too.
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If a deal is reached with a player, the posting team gets the posting money. If a deal is not reached, the team with the highest bid keeps the posting money. I don't know if it sits in escrow or not. I'm not aware of any fees for playing like in Rule 5 claims.
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I can't see him dishonoring the Lions like that. I asked if you could a few pages back, and you didn't answer one way or the other. I'm guessing you can? If he hired Scott Boras, I doubt honor is the biggest thing on his plate right now. Hiring Boras doesn't make him an American all of a sudden. Different culture, different mindset. Boras might try to play the go back to Japan card, but I'd call Matsuzaka's bluff if he did.
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I can't see him dishonoring the Lions like that. I asked if you could a few pages back, and you didn't answer one way or the other. I'm guessing you can?
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Boras' speciality is playing one team off another to escalate the price. How's he going to do that in this instance?
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Well at the time Ichiro was the first position player to come over. A few years later, it seems as if american clubs are becoming more and more open to the Asian market. Don't forget Matsuzaka's agent is Scott Boras, so I don't think he will be cheap. I don't think he can ask for the moon, but I certainly think he's going to get a fair deal. Otherwise he might just sign for one year the Scott Boras way.If posted, his opinions are to sign with the winning bidder or not sign. His leverage is very limited. If he signs with the winning bidder, that team will control his rights for six years, so signing a one year deal as you describe won't help him earn more money down the road. He'd be much better served to play one more year in Japan and come over as a free agent next year if he wanted to maximize his salary.
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I did not know that, and I'd love to see that international map. I'm familiar with how the broadcasting rights work nationally. Also, seeing how many other MLB teams have Japanese players on their roster, I find it odd that only the Mariners and the Yankees are allowed to sell their broadcast rights in Japan.
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I did not know that, and I'd love to see that international map. I'm familiar with how the broadcasting rights work nationally.
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I don't see anyone outbidding the Yankees. George is convinced starting pitching is to blame for their early exit from the playoffs, and he wasn't very happy when the Mariners outbid him for Ichiro. If the Yankees end up doubling the amount of the second-highest bid, I wouldn't be shocked.
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Billboard ads and money from the influx of Japanese tourists to the ballpark. And possibly broadcasting games in Japan, no? It's my understanding that MLB owns all international broadcast rights, and all the teams share that revenue equally.
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Billboard ads and money from the influx of Japanese tourists to the ballpark. 1908, do you think Hendry even knows who this guy is? I don't think the Cubs will go after him. I suspect Hendry knows something about him.
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But he's under the team's control, so the team has that plus the precedent working against him. Ichiro was < 6 mil when he was posted the first year (3 years, 15 mil total), he didn't make 8 digits until he signed his new extension. this is a completely different case.So you think Daisuke would refuse to sign with the high bidder and play one more season in Japan if he doesn't get 8 digits? I just don't see him insulting the Lions like that after they finally agree to post him, and that's the only negotiating leverage he has if he's posted.
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Billboard ads and money from the influx of Japanese tourists to the ballpark.
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Depends on the team. The Mariners didn't consider Ichiro's posting fee part of the team payroll at the time.
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Not really. Merchandise revenue is shared nearly equally among the teams, so there's little merchandising revenue to be gained. The only marginal revenue oppornunities are higher TV ratings or the notion that a high profile signing will support higher ticket prices. Would the Cubs get money from broadcasting games in Japan? International TV revenue is split equally among the teams like merchandise revenue is.
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link http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-0610150205oct15,1,7260701.column?track=rss forty days seems like an awful long time to gather bids. I wonder if he is right about that? Looks like this could drag out for a couple months before any team can officially have him under contract. I suspect that's an error on the author's part. Teams should have 4 days to submit bids, not 40.
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Did it go in? 9 rebounds in 20 minutes. Who cares.
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The Office of the Comissioner for MLB. The amount of the winner's bid is. No one else's. It's a blind system being run by top officials from both leagues. Other than that, no.
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MLB owns all international broadcast rights and merchandise sales. Any revenue generated is split evenly among the 30 teams.
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The system is run by the NPB (some Japanese baseball league) and MLB commissioners' offices. It's a set time frame. MLB teams are informed a player is available and they submit a bid to the MLB office. MLB passes on the high bid to the NPB office, but not the name of the team. The posting team is free to accept or reject the high bid. If they accept, the winning bidder is informed of the decision and allowed to negotiate with the posted player. If they cannot reach an agreement, the posted player remains with his NPB team. If they reach an agreement, the posting fee is paid.
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Ichiro and Godzilla were just as popular as Matsuzaka if not more so.