{"id":11557,"date":"2011-12-14T02:12:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T02:12:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-12-14T02:12:42","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T02:12:42","slug":"Yankees-want-Japanese-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=11557","title":{"rendered":"Yankees want Japanese player"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a source, the Yankees submitted a posting bid to MLB offices by today’s 5 p.m. deadline.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That puts them in position to cop exclusive negotiating rights to the 25-year-old Japanese right-hander if the bid is accepted by Nippon Ham Fighters for whom Darvish has pitched since 2005.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The amount of the Yankees’ bid wasn’t immediately known, but the club had been leery of sinking a possible $30 million into the bidding process believing Darvish would be seeking a five-year deal worth $75 million on top of the posting fee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nippon has until Tuesday at 5 p.m. to accept or decline the winning bid.
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\nIf accepted, the bid winner has 30 days to exclusively negotiate with Darvish.<\/strong> If a deal isn’t reached, the MLB club gets its money back and Darvish returns to Nippon.<\/p>\n

As of 7 p.m. tonight, the only other known team to make a bid were the Cubs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ever since Yankee scouts saw the 6-foot-5 Darvish across the past few seasons, the club has respected his talent that has produced a 93-38 record and 1.99 ERA in seven seasons facing hitters who are inferior to MLB batters.<\/p>\n

Great eye candy ladies!<\/strong><\/p>\n