One of the 30 major league teams submitted the winning bid for Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish. It was reported to be a huge bid, possibly one that trumped the $51 million the Red Sox paid for the rights to negotiate with Daisuke Matuszaka, and on Monday evening, we’ll find out what team made it. From Jon Morosi:
Winner Of Yu Darvish Rights To Be Announced Tonight
Nippon-Ham Fighters expected to accept bid for Yu Darvish around 8-9 pm ET tonight. Timing ideal – it will be Tuesday morning in Japan.The early indications are that the Rangers and Blue Jays are the last two possible winners after reporters eliminated the teams that reportedly didn’t bid a substantial amount, and an early New York Post report had the Blue Jays as the rumored winner. But you know there’s a GM wearing a jumpsuit covered in question marks sitting in a dark room right now, eagerly anticipating the announcement of the Mystery Team’s winning bid.
No one asked me, but a combination of LeBron’s “The Decision” and Gaki no Tsukai would have done some crazy ratings. Missed opportunity, Bristol. Missed opportunity.
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