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#662483 - 13/12/06 11:30 AM Matsuzaka signed??
BigE515 Member Registered: 13/10/02 Posts: 5734 Loc: Chelmsford,MA	Maybe LINK _________________________ My Xterra Pics - Nexterra Forum - My YouTube Videos
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#662484 - 13/12/06 02:25 PM Re: Matsuzaka signed??
BigE515 Member Registered: 13/10/02 Posts: 5734 Loc: Chelmsford,MA	The rumor I've heard is 6 years $52 million. Guess we can't complain about the Yankees' spending sprees anymore. :p _________________________ My Xterra Pics - Nexterra Forum - My YouTube Videos
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#662485 - 13/12/06 03:23 PM Re: Matsuzaka signed??
KJ_dragon Member Registered: 28/08/01 Posts: 4806 Loc: East Bay, CA	That's alot of $$$ for a guy who's never played in the MLB before. He could be Cy Young or he could be Hideki Irabu. _________________________ There are three kinds of people in the world. Those who can count; and those who can't.
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#662486 - 13/12/06 03:55 PM Re: Matsuzaka signed??
Rockaholic Member Registered: 18/02/02 Posts: 1632 Loc: Reading, MA	as of 6:00 PM EST, nothing was "offical" yet _________________________ Jeffrey I'm just trying to put my tires on the rocks of life.
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#662487 - 13/12/06 04:20 PM Re: Matsuzaka signed??
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: Originally posted by KJ_dragon: That's alot of $$$ for a guy who's never played in the MLB before. He could be Cy Young or he could be Hideki Irabu. Plus the 51 million posting fee.....I agree, a lot of cash for this guy.
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#662488 - 13/12/06 04:38 PM Re: Matsuzaka signed??
Rockaholic Member Registered: 18/02/02 Posts: 1632 Loc: Reading, MA	Keep in mind the $51 million posting fee was a blind bid - they had no idea what anyone else was going to bid, so the Sox had to bid high to make sure they had the exclusive rights to conduct contract negotiations. Plus, that $51 million isn't applicable to the Luxury tax for the payroll. There weren't many other options for the Sox for good Starting Pitching out there that wouldn't impact the Luxury Tax they have to pay. _________________________ Jeffrey I'm just trying to put my tires on the rocks of life.
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