Comments on: Matsuzaka money http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:33:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: dbvader http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6274 dbvader Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:57:37 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6274 Jehosophat, I don't have a definite answer to your question, but I can offer another situation. Alfonso Soriano played in the Central League for about a dozen games in 1997. He was signed as a free agent by the Yankees the following year. I don't know whether he was a free agent because he wasn't offered a contract or because he wasn't subject to the posting arrangement between MLB and Japanese baseball. Also, I recall that MLB vets that go to Japan are free to comeback when their contracts end. Again, whether this result stems from the players individual contract situations or a collective agreement, I do not know. Jehosophat,

I don’t have a definite answer to your question, but I can offer another situation. Alfonso Soriano played in the Central League for about a dozen games in 1997. He was signed as a free agent by the Yankees the following year. I don’t know whether he was a free agent because he wasn’t offered a contract or because he wasn’t subject to the posting arrangement between MLB and Japanese baseball.
Also, I recall that MLB vets that go to Japan are free to comeback when their contracts end. Again, whether this result stems from the players individual contract situations or a collective agreement, I do not know.

]]> By: Jehosophat http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6172 Jehosophat Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:10:01 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6172 Not appropos of any post, but out of curiosity and actually, some concern, is it possible for you to find out how Pokey Reese is doing? There is nothing new on the web since he was released by the Marlins last March. As you know, he did positive things for us in '04 and seemed like a good guy. It would be good to see him back in baseball somewhere. P.S. I'm newly registered to the site and want to thank you for creating it. You're on my daily list of Sox sites and have been since before FTM (which I enjoyed immensely) came out. Not appropos of any post, but out of curiosity and actually, some concern, is it possible for you to find out how Pokey Reese is doing? There is nothing new on the web since he was released by the Marlins last March. As you know, he did positive things for us in ‘04 and seemed like a good guy. It would be good to see him back in baseball somewhere.

P.S. I’m newly registered to the site and want to thank you for creating it. You’re on my daily list of Sox sites and have been since before FTM (which I enjoyed immensely) came out.

]]> By: Jehosophat http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6167 Jehosophat Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:36:36 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6167 Hypothetical: American kid who is good at baseball and wants to travel the world ends up in Japan as a nineteen year-old. On a lark he tries out for and gets signed by, say, The Seibu Lions. Of course he develops into a phenom. Is he subject to the posting fee system? Does his American citizenship make him an exception? Should I ask the ever knowledgeable and proud father figure Murray? Hypothetical:
American kid who is good at baseball and wants to travel the world ends up in Japan as a nineteen year-old. On a lark he tries out for and gets signed by, say, The Seibu Lions. Of course he develops into a phenom. Is he subject to the posting fee system? Does his American citizenship make him an exception? Should I ask the ever knowledgeable and proud father figure Murray?

]]> By: crimsonohsix http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6145 crimsonohsix Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:41:41 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6145 That's Republican talk! And you say you're from MA... For shame, for shame! That’s Republican talk! And you say you’re from MA… For shame, for shame!

]]> By: Jack http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6130 Jack Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:55:26 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/01/18/matsuzaka-money/#comment-6130 I never worried about the posting fee. What John Henry does with his money is his perogative. I just pretend it never happened. It's like be bought another NASCAR team or yacht (neither of which would bring him any real revenue either) As long as Theo's player budget is not affected by the fee then the Dice-K contract at $6 million by 8 years (which is how it counts for luxury tax -and Theo's- purposes) is likely the deal of the century. The only potential (non-mlb-game-winning) benefit the Sox will reap for winning the Dice-K sweepstakes is an increased awareness in Japan where I have a feeling we're going to start to see a lot of damn good ballplayers start to blossom. Now at least we stand a chance that they all might not be begging to become Yankees. I never worried about the posting fee. What John Henry does with his money is his perogative. I just pretend it never happened. It’s like be bought another NASCAR team or yacht (neither of which would bring him any real revenue either)

As long as Theo’s player budget is not affected by the fee then the Dice-K contract at $6 million by 8 years (which is how it counts for luxury tax -and Theo’s- purposes) is likely the deal of the century.

The only potential (non-mlb-game-winning) benefit the Sox will reap for winning the Dice-K sweepstakes is an increased awareness in Japan where I have a feeling we’re going to start to see a lot of damn good ballplayers start to blossom. Now at least we stand a chance that they all might not be begging to become Yankees.

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