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tom 26
idk the rules of selling contracts but what if the players dont wanna go to japan?
pk
They don’t have to go. Chris Colabello of the twins declined last year for example.
tom 26
ah ok, i was just confused on whether it was considered a trade as they were under contract, aka player for compensation, thanks for your answer
Steve Adams
Yeah, it’s a voluntary thing. Both Poreda and Mikolas will probably make more than $1MM per year over there, which is far more than they’d earn here.
LazerTown
which is kind of ironic because the Japanese come here to make money.
connfyoozed .
Yes, but the key difference is, of course, that the cream of the crop in Japan are usually not as successful in MLB, while the marginal AAAA type player often are far more successful in Japan. For guys like Poreda and Mikolas who have bounced between multiple franchises over here in recent years with middling results, not only could going to Japan be financially better for them, it gives them a chance at more innings, more success and more confidence.