King Felix
live it up have no worries
mariners should try and get him. im sure he'd love to play with ichiro and johjima
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RWhitney014 said:
You're right that's how it works. But I think we'd be naive to think that deals don't get made under the table. I'm sure the highest bid will be leaked out an hour or so before the deadline (Yankees already said they won't make a bid until 10 minutes until the deadline).
GreenMonster
Never con a con man
FinsNYanksFan13 said:
Yes and this gives you no unfair advantage.. if you know what I mean..
GreenMonster said:
I didn't say it was right but at the same time business is business!
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MikeO said:
You're not getting this. The only party that knows what each team bid is the league. The individual teams just bid the amount they think is necessary without any knowledge of what the other teams did. Boras has no control over it.
If he did, guys like Johjima and Ichiro and Shinji Mori and on and on and on would have all been in pinstripes.
NJFINSFAN1
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Big rumors that Texas will overbid everyone for the rights to the Japanese pitcher floating around.
phunwin
The name's Bond...James Bond.
RWhitney014 said:
The league may be the only party that KNOWS, but Boras has enough connections and enough inside info to have a pretty educated guess as to what teams are planning to bid. In theory, he could tell the Yankees, "hey, word is that the Mets are the high bidder at $25M."
Would he actually do this? I doubt it. Boras has a rep as a hard negotiator and a man who gets every last dime for his clients. But, part of the reason he can do that is because he, to everything I've heard, operates on the up-and-up. If he started feeding confidential info to one team or another, his rep would be shot, and he's got enough enemies that retribution, be it a huge fine, suspension from practice or (long shot) decertification by the MLBPA, would be swift and assured.
If Boras REALLY wanted to steer Matsuzaka to the Yankees, he'd simply say that his client didn't want to play for anyone else. And if something happened where another team won the bidding, Boras would simply tell that team "he's only playing in the Bronx. You're welcome to trade your bidding rights to them." Remember The Fat, ***** Toad...er, Hideki Irabu. (Edit: In this context, ***** is not the slang for a woman's private area, or a reference to a four-legged furry animal, but rather a reference to being full of pus...which is arguably worse. That George Steinbrenner is quite a wordsmith.)
But if Boras did that, he'd be painting himself into a corner. The bid price would be lower, and the Yankees, shrewd negotiators that they are, wouldn't be paying top dollar for Matsuzaka. Boras would get a rep as being beholden to the Yankees, which is the LAST thing he wants.
So, conspiracy theories are well and good, but in reality, the downside to Boras being in cahoots with the Yankees is too great for a smart guy like him to risk. Especially when the Yankees will probably shoot the moon with a bid in the first place, and thus get the desired outcome in a completely legal manner.
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The New York Post reported the Yankees intend to sign Mike Mussina to a two-year contract and trade Gary Sheffield to initiate an offseason plan in which they will emphasize upgrading their rotation, bullpen, catching and, if possible, farm system. The Astros, Padres, Rangers, Indians and Tigers have shown the strongest interest in Sheffield. Among the free agents who could intrigue the Yankees are Detroit pitcher Wil Ledezma, San Diego reliever Scott Linebrink and Texas catcher Gerald Laird.
The New York Post reported Mark Loretta might be one of the Mets' top choices to play second base. They have shown more interest in him than any other club so far, Loretta's agent said
heilman has been linked to the rays forever now, and i can not understand it. im not a fan of his and wouldnt be happy if we gave up anything worth a **** for him.