The bidding on Matsuzaka went like this:
Red Sox: $51.1 million,
Mets: $38 million,
Yankees: $32 million,
Rangers: $30 million,
Cubs: $25 million.
Next week, the No. 2 regarded Japanese pitcher, soft-throwing Hanshin Tigers lefty Kei Igawa, who was 14-9 and tied for the Central League in strikeouts last year, goes up for posting, and while the Yankees are expected to make a bid, they regard him as a back-of-the-rotation starter. In other words, they wouldn't mind having him in the spring training mix, but aren't going to go overboard for him.
井川はNo.2ではない。斉藤、黒田、川上、上原クラスには達していない。
ヤンキースは井川は、ローテンション投手と考えていない。