Rumor that the Red Sox have the highest Matsuzaka bid

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2656687

"The Boston Red Sox may have posted the top bid for the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reported, citing Major League Baseball sources.

There has been no official announcement, and the Seibu Lions, Matsuzaka's team in Japan, have until Tuesday to accept or reject the high bid.

But Olney is reporting that the Red Sox may have posted the top bid with a figure between $38 million and $45 million, according to Major League Baseball officials who are monitoring the bidding.

Matsuzaka, who pitched for Japan's World Baseball Classic champions, is considered among the top prospects available this offseason.

If the Lions accept the top bid -- and according to the rules of the process, the team making the high bid is not disclosed to the Japanese team -- the winning bidder has 30 days to reach an agreement with Matsuzaka. If a deal cannot be reached, he would return to the Lions for the 2007 season and become a free agent in the spring of 2008."

38-45 million??! Thats insane.

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waste of money.

[J.R.]

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38-45 million??! Thats insane.

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Why?

[J.R.]

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waste of money.

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Why the rush to judgment, they haven't yet spent a dime?

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if this is true, theo should be fired.

[kidcolin]

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if this is true, theo should be fired.

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why? It just says they may have won the bid, not sign him. They don't lose any money if they don't come reach a deal.

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if this is true, theo should be fired.

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why? It just says they may have won the bid, not sign him. They don't lose any money if they don't come reach a deal.

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i misinterpreted sports center then. im just so quick to jump at celtics/red sox coaching and management, because, IMO, they both suck.

[junglewarfare]

cmon everyone knows that the first rumor of a done FA deal in november usually doesnt work out... i wouldnt put much stock in this.

[J.R.]

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Suppose they don't sign him, but by making the high bid thereby prevent the Yankees from signing them.

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can someone explain this to me?

you pay 30 million to talk to him, but then get the money back if he signs??