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Seriously though, the Yankees paid $150 million on an OF who doesnt really walk, doesn't hit for power, and is severely overvalued because saber dudes havent yet fixed their janked valuation of speed and defense
 
Macattk15 said:
Jason A. Churchill ‏@ProspectInsider 42m
Just got a text from asst GM who thinks Seattle is about to make a "panic" move ...

David Cameron ‏@DCameronFG 41m
@ProspectInsider I got a similar text a few hours ago.

Jason A. Churchill ‏@ProspectInsider 40m
@DCameronFG "a move that gets GM's fired" was a phrase I got. I may take a nap now.

OH no. Strap in fuckers.
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252 Million. just to remind them of A-Rod.
 
Posting Rules
@JeffPassan: Source: In MLB's posting proposal, there is a $20M maximum posting fee. In case of tie, player free to sign with any team with top bid.

@JeffPassan: In other words, if this proposal goes through, Masahiro Tanaka is essentially going to be a free agent, and he is going to get paid huge.

@JeffPassan: For example: If Astros, Yanks, Dodgers, Angels all throw a $20M bid on Tanaka, all of them can negotiate with him. Practically free agency.
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Rosenthal also is saying he is hearing the same things.
 
Macattk15 said:
Man. I expect like every MLB team to submit a 20M bid for Tanaka.
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There is literally no reason for a team to -not- bid 20 mil for him.

Even teams like the Mets could do it because he's not going to sign with them anyway but it puts up the false appearance of them looking like they're willing to spend money to upgrade the team.
 
That new posting system fucks us over and the team posting the player, but it's great for the player that is posted. Tanaka about to get paid.
 
Schattenjäger;92435485 said:
Isn't Nintendo still affiliated with the mariners ?
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They are but the executive who played a major part in that, (Hiroshi Yamauhci) died not too long ago.

Nintendo said they would maintain their ownership share of the franchise but who knows.
 
Well, wait, do teams get their bid refunded if they don't sign the player? Because if they don't, why would a low budget team ever participate?
 
Macattk15 said:
Huh?

Pretty sure that is exactly how it works now ... if you don't win the bid you get your money back.
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Probably all depends. I don't have the information with me, but the bidding system isn't for the player, it's just the ability to speak with him. It's strange.

Obviously my experience with this is from Daisuke which is a while back now.
 
Like, if the Yankees, Rangers, Mariners, and Tigers all bid the max bid and could all negotiate with Tanaka and he signs with the Yankees, would the other 3 teams get their money back?
 
CygnusXS said:
Like, if the Yankees, Rangers, Mariners, and Tigers all bid the max bid and could all negotiate with Tanaka and he signs with the Yankees, would the other 3 teams get their money back?
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I don't think they all win. I'm not sure of the process of deciding who wins the tiebreaker though.

After that, basically they just talk to him. Say he is represented by Boras and Tigers win. He could turn around and say "suck my fucking dick, dippin sticks" and not sign with the team. Tigers would lose their money used to bid and it would go to the next winner.

If there is a scenario where they all win, all have the chance to speak with him, they would all lose their money.
 
If a team couldn't come to an agreement with a player they won the bid on, they'd get their posting fee back.

MLB should just have it to where you would lose half the posting fee if he doesn't choose your team.
 
Zep said:
If a team couldn't come to an agreement with a player they won the bid on, they'd get their posting fee back.

MLB should just have it to where you would lose half the posting fee if he doesn't choose your team.
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Like I said, it could have changed. I just recall if we didn't sign Daisuke, that money was gone. That money went directly to the team that Tom Selleck played for or something.
 
There is no tie breaker if multiple teams post the max bid in this new system. They all "win" and get to negotiate. Not sure if there's a tie at, say, $15mm, but it's probably the same.
 
Lambtron said:
It sounds like there will be a $20 million maximum on posting fees for NPB. In the case of a tie, it appears the team with the lowest winning percentage in the previous year would get negotiating rights.

Sorry Yanks & Dodgers, you aren't getting Tanaka! I just wish the Twins sucked a little harder :(
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I heard it would be player choice.
 
CygnusXS said:
There is no tie breaker if multiple teams post the max bid in this new system. They all "win" and get to negotiate. Not sure if there's a tie at, say, $15mm, but it's probably the same.
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If there are like 15 teams that tie ... he essentially becomes a Free Agent with those teams ... and will get paid out the ass.
 
I don't think there is a bidding war. I think the player chooses the winning team and then the winning team and the player negotiate 1:1 like always. There isn't a bidding war; if the player and the team do not reach an agreement, the player stays in Japan for another year.
 
Dominican Power said:
That new posting bid hurts The Yankees.
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Not really it helps them if anything. They don't have to worry about other teams outbidding them as was the case before, they can offer the max bid and obviously guys from Japan will look their way because they'll offer the biggest contracts.

It does hurt them big time if they were serious about sticking to under the luxury cap but I'm not convinced they are.
 
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