So there seems to be lots of Yu Darvish News today. Looks like the bidding has closed and an announcement will be made today or tomorrow. After reading this, it reminds me of that game "Guess Who" I used to play as a kid. Here's a little snippet for you:
So yeah, you get the idea. I'm sure the answer is hidden in some cryptic cypher within this story...
- The Marlins did not bid on Darvish, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald (on Twitter).
- The Mets didn't place a bid, Howard Megdal of the Journal News reports.
- The Yankees' bid is modest, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). Indications are the winning bid is "sky high."
- Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports reports (on Twitter) that the Fighters plan to accept the posting bid no matter how large it is.
- The Yankees did post a bid, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (Twitter link).
- The Rays did not bid, according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times (on Twitter).
- The Angels did not bid on Darvish, according to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez (on Twitter).
- Three MLB executives speculated that the Blue Jays and Rangers are candidates to win the bidding for Darvish, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on Twitter).
- The Twins did not bid on Darvish, according to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune (on Twitter).
- The Red Sox did not bid on Darvish, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe (on Twitter).
What I've deduced from all this is that it seems the Blue Jays and Rangers are the two major players in winning his negotiating rights. I have a feeling that Texas is going to get him based on Los Angeles Angels signing Albert Pujols. They can't come away emptyhanded this off season. Also they've got a hall of fame pitcher as team president in Nolan Ryan. Along with the fact that they've recently named Greg Maddux as a special assistant to GM, I can see how they might be a little biased towards pitching. And rumour has it that the winning bid is gonna be quite large...
I say jays bid 51 mill and texas won with 68 mill
ReplyDeleteIf the Jays lose the posting, I doubt we'll ever find out how much they bid. That sounds like a lot, though. My guess would have been in the $30 million range.
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