Ryu-hyun-Jin

[sangar]

The Chicago Cubs have won the exclusive negotiating rights for Ryu-hyun-Jin with a 25.7 million posting fee.

How is this going to work with the international spending cap?

[Can_of_corn]

The Chicago Cubs have won the exclusive negotiating rights for Ryu-hyun-Jin with a 25.7 million posting fee.

How is this going to work with the international spending cap?

Doesn't effect it at all.

[Can_of_corn]

Cubs are saying it wasn't them. (Heyman as source)

Also

Joon Lee ‏@iamjoonlee

Speculating that the winning team for the Hyun-Jin Ryu bid is the Texas Ranger. $25,737,737.33 was winning bid. 737 is Austin, TX area code.

[sangar]

Doesn't effect it at all.

What about the salary they sign him for? Will that count against it?

[Can_of_corn]

What about the salary they sign him for? Will that count against it?

No. Players acquired through the posting process as well as international free agents like Koji and Chen are not part of the international cap.

[notyourbuddy]

First thing when I saw the winning bid of 25.7$M was :eektf:

Just me or does that seem rather insane? Thought he might get a posting fee of 10$M'ish or less and be thought of as a #5 or a reliever.

Then when i scrolled down on MLBTradeRumors the first thing I saw was 8:22pm: The Orioles... and I thought we won the bid. Heart skipped a beat... that would have been quite the gamble by DD.

[scOtt]

First thing when I saw the winning bid of 25.7$M was :eektf:

Just me or does that seem rather insane? Thought he might get a posting fee of 10$M'ish or less and be thought of as a #5 or a reliever.

Then when i scrolled down on MLBTradeRumors the first thing I saw was 8:22pm: The Orioles... and I thought we won the bid. Heart skipped a beat... that would have been quite the gamble by DD.

More like Seppuku.

[Can_of_corn]

More like Seppuku.

It would have been an improvement over the last couple attempted signings over there.

[sangar]

Reports now are that the Dodgers offered the highest bid:

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/20920001/dodgers-win-ryu-hyunjin-bidding

They are spending like drunken sailors. In addition to this they are "aggressively" pursuing both Greinke and Torii Hunter.

Hunter is what I don't understand. They have already spent ~60 million on Crawford, Kemp, Eithier, and Cuban defector Yasiel Puig. Now they want to spend 2/26 on a 5th outfielder? Yeesh.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2012/11/09/dodgers-interested-in-torii-hunter-gm-meetings/1695585/

[Can_of_corn]

Reports now are that the Dodgers offered the highest bid:

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/20920001/dodgers-win-ryu-hyunjin-bidding

They are spending like drunken sailors. In addition to this they are "aggressively" pursuing both Greinke and Torii Hunter.

Hunter is what I don't understand. They have already spent ~60 million on Crawford, Kemp, Eithier, and Cuban defector Yasiel Puig. Now they want to spend 2/26 on a 5th outfielder? Yeesh.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2012/11/09/dodgers-interested-in-torii-hunter-gm-meetings/1695585/

I have read that they are shopping Eithier. For pennies on the dollar I am sure.

[Can_of_corn]

Bump

This will come as a surprise to no one that has seen the young man.

Bill Plunkett ‏

Yesterday LHP Hyun-jin Ryu talked about his diet and losing 8 lbs. Today? Lagged behind, struggled thru #Dodgers 1st conditioning run

Dylan Hernandez

As Ryu trailed his teammates on the run, he said to Korean reporters, "So fast."

Dylan Hernandez ‏

Ryu is way behind his teammates on the jog. Huffing and puffing.

[sangar]

Bump

This will come as a surprise to no one that has seen the young man.

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[byrdz]

How much was the posting fee again??

[Can_of_corn]

I found a stash of pics from today.

[byrdz]

I feel like I'm looking at stills from this seasons, The Biggest Loser.