Tanaka Update

[Redskins Rick]

So who is really in the Tanaka sweepstakes??????

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">50s</small>

Angels continue to insist privately that they are not seriously involved to other teams in the Masahiro Tanaka negotiations.

[Redskins Rick]

MLB ‏@MLB<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">13m</small>

.@Dodgers president Stan Kasten and GM Ned Colletti will make an announcement at 1pm ET. We’ve got it live: http://atmlb.com/1awnWBh

I wonder if this is Tanaka?

[Redskins Rick]

Sorry, they were just making Kersh official.

MLB ‏@MLB<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">11s</small>

It’s official: @Dodgers ink @ClaytonKersh22 to 7-year contract through 2020 season. pic.twitter.com/DLk44aa321

[TonySoprano]

Clubs angling to sign Masahiro Tanaka made formal offers by Jan. 16, Nikkan Sports reports (Japanese link). The list of teams includes the Yankees, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, White Sox and Cubs, with nearly all clubs putting together offers worth more than $100MM over six years.

The Diamondbacks have made no secret of their pursuit of Tanaka this winter, and according to Nikkan, they've offered him a deal for six years and $120MM. Such a contract would be the largest in Diamondbacks history by a wide margin. "Like other teams, we're very interested," CEO Derrick Hall was quoted as saying at a recent meeting of MLB owners. "We want to win this competition." Owner Ken Kendrick also reportedly met with Tanaka directly during his recent tour of clubs in the U.S.

The Dodgers and Yankees are believed to have made equivalent offers, according to Nikkan, while comments by Angels owner Arte Moreno suggest that the team would have trouble fitting Tanaka into its budget. Overall, we appear to be nearing the stage in negotiations where the only step remaining is Tanaka's actual decision.

source - MLBTR

[murph]

I bet this thing goes to the deadline....the 24th I think I read. Then all the other pitchers start to fall quickly. I sure hope we have an offer out there to one or two of them.

[OFFNY]

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Every time that I see this guy's name, I think of the California Angels pitcher that started his major league career in '73 (Frank Tanana), and that jock itch cream brand (Tinactin.)

[Plutarch]

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Every time that I see this guy's name, I think of the California Angels pitcher that started his major league career in '73 (Frank Tanana), and that jock itch cream brand (Tinactin.)

How can you not think about Prof. Toru Tanaka (along with Mr. Fuji, of course)

[Number5]

[Redskins Rick]

I like this guy, of course, I rather see the girls in the bikini, but good show, and on just about everynight.

[OFFNY]

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Masahiro Tanaka Agrees to 7-Year, $155 Million Deal with Yankees

He'll be paid an average of $22.14 million per season over the length of the contract, which will have an opt-out clause after the fourth year. The 25-year-old went 24-0 for the Rakuten Golden Eagles en route to winning the Japan Series.

(By Anthony Mccarron)

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/tanaka-yankees-agree-155m-deal-article-1.1587478#ixzz2r9JHJnQD

[SteveA]

Special treatment to help Tanaka get his visa:

Helps to have fans in high places

[Can_of_corn]

Special treatment to help Tanaka get his visa:

Helps to have fans in high places

And Schoop misses fanfest! Inexcusable!

[SeaBird]

And Schoop misses fanfest! Inexcusable!

Not really the same thing. Schoop knew where he needed to be and when. He let his passport expire.

[Can_of_corn]

Not really the same thing. Schoop knew where he needed to be and when. He let his passport expire.

How could you possibly read that, with included exclamation points, and think for a second it was a serious post?