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Red Sox win Matsuzaka sweepstakes
Club has 30 days to reach deal with Japanese right-hander
By Jim Street / MLB.com
And the winner in the Daisuke Matsuzaka sweepstakes is ... the Boston Red
Sox.
Almost a week after receiving the highest bid for the 26-year-old right-hande
r, the Seibu Lions on Tuesday notified Major League Baseball that they would
accept the offer in the reported $40 million range submitted by the Red Sox.
Other MLB organizations that submitted bids during the "posting" period were
not identified. But the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees have acknowledged
their participation in the process, while the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Los
Angeles Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks are believed to have submitted bids.
The next step in Matsuzaka's dream of pitching in the Major Leagues comes
in the next four weeks as the Red Sox have 30 days to reach a contract agree
-ment. If an agreement isn't reached before the 30-day window expires, the
"posting" money would be returned to the Red Sox and Matsuzaka would return
to the Lions for the 2007 season.
A 17-game winner for the Lions during the '06 regular season, and Most
Valuable Player of the World Baseball Classic played last March, Matsuzaka
figures to receive an offer from the Red Sox that would make him one of the
highest-paid pitchers in 2007 -- and beyond.
With quality starting pitching at such a premium, some baseball officials
believe Matsuzaka could command a deal comparable to the five-year, $73
million contract that Houston Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt signed on Aug. 30.
The Red Sox envision Matsuzaka becoming part of a starting rotation that
could include right-handers Curt Schilling, Josh Beckett and Jonathan Papelbon
, and left-hander Jon Lester.
Scott Boras, one of the most influential agents in the business, is noted for
finding at least two organizations willing to bid for the services of a partic
-ular client. But the Red Sox have exclusive negotiating rights to Matsuzaka.
The right-hander has been one of the most dominant pitchers in Japan's
Pacific League the past eight seasons, posting a 108-60 record and 2.95 ERA.
He led the league in wins three times, strikeouts four times and ERA two times.
His 17-5 record, 2.13 ERA, 200 strikeouts in 186 1/3 innings -- along with his
dazzling performance in the inaugural World Baseball Classic -- all factor into
his popularity among MLB organizations.
"He is very special," former MLB manager Bobby Valentine recently told the Se
-attle Times. "He has a good fastball that he throws from 90-95 mph. He has
very good control and can throw any one of three other pitches over for a
strike at any time in the count.
"He likes to compete and is a good fielder. He would do very well in the
States. He is going to pitch at 27 next year and has pitched more than any
other pitcher his age. He might pay the price for that in the future, but you
have to play now to find out about that later."
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