松坂ＵＰＤＡＴＥ、Boston Globeの記事

No official word, but ...

There have been a couple of reports confirming Boston was the highest bidder for righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka, but no official word yet from major league baseball or the Seibu Lions.

ESPN's Peter Gammons reports the Sox' winning bid was $42 million and far outbid the next best bidder, while XM radio "Baseball This Morning" co-host Orestes Destrade is saying "From my reliable sources it is the Boston Red Sox [who have the highest bid, but the bid] is not $38 million, it is not $45 million, it is guaranteed over $50 million for the rights" to negotiate with Matsuzaka's agent Scott Boras."

Destrade on the pressure Matsuzaka will face in Boston because of the hefty price tag of his services: "This one is tricky ... $50 plus million [for the bid] then you figure he's going to get no less than 3 years for $36 [million] I would imagine Scott Boras will try to push for 4 years for $12 million [per season] that's $48 [million]; now you're looking at a $100 million dollar man. I'm concerned about that; it could be a recipe for disaster... He is a stellar pitcher and in regular circumstances I think he would have a fantastic major league career. But that is a lot of pressure to go to Boston ... with a $100 million label tagged to you," Destrade said.

ESPNの報道が中心。これでレッドソックスでなかったら、どうなるんだろう。