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Hanshin Preparing $18 Million Offer For Kawakami
Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker says the Hanshin Tigers are preparing a four-year, $18MM offer for starter Kenshin Kawakami. Kawakami, a free agent, has yet to decide whether to come over to MLB. The Braves and Red Sox may be interested if he does.
Newman figures Kawakami will come over, and pegs him as a solid mid-rotation type. If so, he may be able to match Hiroki Kuroda's three year, $35.3MM deal.
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That's an expensive motorcycle!
Posted by: Big Mac | November 11, 2008 at 11:00 AM
If Kawakami really projects to be a Kuroda-type, it makes financial sense to come to MLB. All the Japanese guys get great contract clauses that pay for tickets to Japan, relocation, translators, trainers, etc. I hardly think he would be uncomfortable
"That's an expensive motorcycle!"
If you are going to be crude, you should at least wait till a guy with the last name Kawasaki is on the market.
Posted by: AA | November 11, 2008 at 12:44 PM
The Braves should just try to get Takawa.
Posted by: ChiefTomahawk | November 11, 2008 at 01:20 PM
"Takawa" You mean Tazawa?
Cause if so I agree. Or rotation for next year looks to be:
Peavy
Free Agent
Jurrjens
Any 2 of: Smoltz, Glavine, Hanson, Campillo
So I say get the cheaper guy that has more of a future. We already have plenty of 30+ guys floating around the league.
Posted by: Phillip_Cannon | November 12, 2008 at 11:53 AM