P Masahiro Tanaka Wants To Move To MLB

Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka wants to move to Major League Baseball next season, but his Japanese team doesn't want to let him go.

MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball have finalized a new posting system that caps the fee for players at $20 million, much less than what Japanese teams previously got for players such as pitchers Yu Darvish and Daisuke Matsuzaka.

"I informed my team that I would like them to allow me to test my abilities in Major League Baseball next season," Tanaka said at a news conference Tuesday after a meeting with Rakuten Eagles president Yozo Tachibana.

Tanaka, who went 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA with the Eagles during this past regular season, is not eligible for free agency and can move to MLB only if the Eagles agree to post him.

SOURCE: ESPN

 

Which the Eagles have not done, so far.

 

Last I heard, the Yankees, Angels, and Dodgers are the leading candidates to sign Tanaka. Stay tuned

 

Tanaka's wife prefers to stay on the West Coast. Japan screwed up when they let their women start talking. Take it from us.

 

I don't want Tanaka in the AL. Hope he goes to the Dodgers.

 

I'm seeing from several places that Tanaka has signed a 7 year, $155 million deal with the Yankees.