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  1. 1908
    Yeah, I don't think the Dragon's are going to post Fukudome.
  2. 1908
    A few days. He hasn't been posted yet, and won't be until after the Japan Series.
  3. 1908
    Here's a quick list of some players of note. I'd take his predictions with a grain of salt. You can find career stats for the players listed at japanesebaseball.com.
  4. 1908
    It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. It's not an auction like free agency. You get one bid. You have no idea what others will bid or have bid -- even if they bid. Sure, they might suggest some amounts, but they might be bluffing too.
  5. 1908
    The bidding process is blind. So the Yankees will have no idea when other teams bid.
  6. 1908
    No. He's two years away from being able to walk, and the Bulls can match any offer sheet if they let him be a restricted free agent next summer.
  7. 1908
    I think the posting fee will be high, but I have no idea why people think he could negotiate a $10M/year contract after that. He'll be in a position of zero negotiating leverage. Agreed. His only leverage would be to refuse to sign with the winning bidder and play another season in Japan to earn his free agency rights. Seems like a viable solution to me, but it would represent a slap in the face to his current team after they'd finally agreed to honest his request to be posted. I can't see him not signing.
  8. 1908
    Seattle paid a $13M posting fee for Ichiro 7 years ago, and it appears that more teams will be involved in the bidding for Matsunaka -- most importantly, the Yankees are very likely to be one of them.
  9. 1908
    Nonsense. Pitch him on two days rest on Sunday.
  10. 1908
    So close. A Japanese team posting a player is free to accept or reject the highest bid.
  11. 1908
    "There she blows!--there she blows! A hump like a snow-hill!"
  12. 1908
    Perhaps the only bright side to this terrible season.
  13. 1908
    I plan on it. Holding season tickets makes me very happy.
  14. 1908
    That's absurd. A bat is far more dangerous than a fist. Throwing a bat at somebody is also assault, quite possible with a deadly weapon. A bat is far more dangerous than a fist if it's swung, but thrown? Would you rather be punched in the face or hit with a bat thrown from 10, 20 feet? I'd take the bat, and hypotheticals are fun.
  15. 1908
    Matsui has a no-trade clause.
  16. 1908
    Even if the jump from West Tenn to Iowa is an easy one, Pie's numbers at AAA are better than Jake's numbers at AA. I can't see penalizing Felix for being a better hitter than Fox at a younger age. If Fox weren't a catcher, I wouldn't look twice at a 24-year-old hitting .276/.312/.454 in AA ball. And CF is a premium position for an impact bat, too. I think Fox is having an outstanding year. But the only way he deserves the award over Pie is if you ignore age and level.
  17. 1908
    He played nearly 450 games in CF in his career. Where'd you get that number? Baseball Reference lists 57 games in CF, out of 2850 games played. BP says 446. Baseball Reference lists him as an "OF" for over 2000 of those games. Yeah, I noticed that. I wonder why that is. Anyway, 2,421 games at left versus 446 games at center supports the spirit of neely's post.
  18. 1908
    He played nearly 450 games in CF in his career. Where'd you get that number? Baseball Reference lists 57 games in CF, out of 2850 games played. The majority of his games are listed as OF.
  19. 1908
    There's usually discussion about it in the minor league forum. I have a hard time separating the two.
  20. 1908
    How do you figure that? Fox .276/.312/.454 (AA) Pie .282/.340/.445 (AAA) And that's ignoring age, level and ceiling. Fox's aggregate stats for the year between A and AA: .299/.356/.527 I just can't ignore level and age when I vote.
  21. 1908
    How do you figure that? Fox .276/.312/.454 (AA) Pie .282/.340/.445 (AAA) And that's ignoring age, level and ceiling.
  22. 1908
    Didn't need to be converted.
  23. 1908
    This appears to be conjecture at this point, still. The Swallows are "leaning toward posting" their two all-stars, and "it appears certain the Seibu Lions will post ace right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka." Official announcements won't be made until after the Japan Series most likely, and teams have said one thing and done another as far as postings go. Very exciting news if it happens. I'll feel better when it appears in the Daily Yomiuri.
  24. 1908
    Fukedome's more patient than Kazuo, but not Hideki.
  25. 1908
    Yes, this season. Part of that could be a mass Matsunaka had removed from his hip around the All-Star break. Three-year averages are close if you take out Fukudome's injury-filled 2004, and leave in Matsunaka's possibly injury-effected 2006. .330/.421/.611 Fukudome .336/.442/.649 Matsunaka I wouldn't. Wada had a great run from 2003-2005, but Fukedome's right there with him over the past four seasons, and that includes Kosuke's injury-shortened 2004. .319/.410/.602 Fukedome .321/.406/.578 Wada I also suspect age and not injury is responsible for Wada's drop in production.
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