[新聞] Bidding for Japan Pitcher Igawa Closes

[parabird (Harry)]

The New York Times

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 27, 2006
Filed at 9:23 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bidding for Japanese pitcher Kei Igawa closed on Monday, and
the New York Yankees and Mets were thought to be among the major league teams
that submitted offers.

The Hanshin Tigers made Igawa available for posting this month, and big
league clubs had until 5 p.m. EST on Monday to bid for the right to negotiate
a contract with the 27-year-old left-hander.

If his Japanese club accepts the highest bid by Friday, the big league team
that made it would then have 30 days to reach a deal with him.

Igawa went 14-9 last season with a 2.97 ERA in Japan. He struck out 194 to
tie for the Central League lead, adding to the strikeout titles he won in
2002 and 2004.

Igawa's career mark is 86-60 with a 3.15 ERA. He would have had to play in
Japan for three more seasons before he could become a free agent.

The Boston Red Sox bid $51.1 million to win the right to negotiate with Seibu
Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, the MVP of the World Baseball Classic. After
winning the auction this month, the Red Sox have until midnight on Dec. 14 to
agree to a deal with Matsuzaka and his agent, Scott Boras.

Also this month, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays won the rights to Japanese
infielder Akinori Iwamura of the Yakult Swallows with a bid of about $4.5
million.


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