松坂入札のプロセス

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Here are some guidelines to the process:

Teams interested in bidding on Matsuzaka must fax or e-mail a bid to Lou Melendez, a vice president in Major League Baseball, or Moises Rodriguez, another member of baseball operations, by 5 p.m. ET Wednesday. By midday Wednesday, Melendez already had received bids; other bids might land just minutes before the deadline.

The commissioner's office will determine the highest monetary bid shortly -- probably within hours after Wednesday's deadline -- and without revealing the name of the team that posted the highest bid, that figure will be forwarded through league officials in Japan, to the Seibu Lions, who then will have 96 hours to say whether they accept or reject the fee. At that point, MLB will officially reveal the team that won the bid; it's possible the process could play out within 24 hours.

１．松坂を獲得したい球団は、日本時間9日午前５時までに、MLB担当者にＥメールかファックスで、入札額を連絡する。
２．午前５時から数時間以内に、入札の最高額が西武に連絡される。この時、球団名は明らかにされない。西武は９６時間以外に、ＹＥＳかＮＯの回答をする。
３．西武がＹＥＳと回答したら、MLBは、落札チームを、西武の回答から２４時間以内に発表する。