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Rakuten Golden Eagles president Yozo Tachibana addressed the Japanese media
today and indicated that the team may not necessarily post Masahiro Tanaka in
light of the new posting system's $20MM maximum bid, according to a report
from Sponichi (Japanese link). Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times elaborates
in his most recent article and offers translated quotes from Tachibana.
新入札金制只剩2000万镁可捞，乐天可能不放田中
"There's a possibility we won't take the next step," said Tachibana. As
Newsday's David Lennon noted on Twitter today, the Golden Eagles may think
that retaining Tanaka is more valuable than the $20MM maximum posting fee,
which is a mere fraction of the $75MM+ posting fee that was rumored under the
old system.
有乳摸说旧制度可捞至少7500万镁，2000万就能拿田中假卡麦
Hernandez notes that the Golden Eagles will be under "immense public
pressure" to post Tanaka despite the new rules. That wouldn't guarantee
anything, however. Tanaka failing to hit the market after this long, drawn
out process would be a major impact to interested teams who are now dreaming
of their increased chances to land the highly touted ace. The Yankees have
been prioritizing Tanaka but would have to turn elsewhere to fill out a
rotation in need of a significant boost.
一堆捧钱想抢田中的可以洗洗睡了
Should Tanaka stay in Japan, the cases for Ervin Santana, Matt Garza and
Ubaldo Jimenez would only be strengthened, as their primary competition would
be off the market.
Ervin Santana Matt Garza 跟 Ubaldo Jimenez 表示欣慰