Blue Jays the favorites to get Yu Darvish?

[cruzg24]

A number of teams put in posting bids for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish before Wednesday's deadline, but the New York Post reports that it is believes that the Toronto Blue Jays put in the highest number in order to gain negotiating rights for the 6-5 25-year-old who is 93-38 with a 1.99 ERA lifetime in Japan.

Darvish's current team, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, don't have to decide till Tuesday at 5 p.m. Eastern whether to take the bid presented to them or not, but there doesn't seem to be any reason to believe they won't opt to take the money and send Darvish to North America, particularly when the amount is said to be "above $40 million and possibly close to $50 million," according to the Post.

The Chicago Cubs are believed to also have "made a large bid on the right-handed pitcher but a number hasn't been attached to their bid," the Post notes.

The New York Yankees also bid and the Texas Rangers are believed to have done so as well, according to the Post.
After Darvish learns which team has the rights to negotiate with him, the paper opines that he'll be seeking a deal for around $75 million over five years.

Source: yahoosports.com

 

[NV]

Didn't really expect them to make such a big push tbh. Not looking forward to seeing him in the AL East outside of a Yankees uniform though.

 

[snipezo]

Christmas could come early for fans of the Toronto Blue Jays.

The agent for Japanese pitching sensation Yu Darvish sent out a tweet on Monday morning saying an announcement will be made on the winning bid at around 9pm et.

Don Nomura tweeted that the announcement will be made late Tuesday morning, Japan time.

Earlier reports indicated the Blue Jays made the highest bid for the negotiating rights for Darvish, a bid that could be in the neighbourhood of $50 million.

The Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers are all believed to have made a bid for Darvish's services.

Darvish's Japanese team, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have until 5pm et on Tuesday to accept or reject the highest bid but they do not know the identity of that team.

Should the Jays have the highest bid and it is accepted, they would have 30 days to work out a deal. If they can't sign him, the Jays would then have their bid money returned.

The 25-year-old Darvish has a lifetime record of 93-38 with a 1.99 ERA in Japan.

If Jays don't end up winning the posting bid, I'm gonna be choked as hell.

 

[NV]

I don't see how they wouldnt, unless reports are false.

 

[playmaker7]

Yeah they've made the biggest push and no one is gonna try to beat it for that amount of cash.

It is a bit shocking the Jays came through on this, but let's see how this ends up turning out in the end.

 

[snipezo]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=As7kZqiZVZyif5ntmkJNJkoRvLYF?slug=jp-passan_rangers_yu_darvish_winning_bid_121911

Not sure it's been confirmed yet but FUCK THIS SHIT