Friday, December 16, 2011
NY Post: Blue Jays believed to outbid Yankees, others for Darvish
Having made a posting bid above $40 million and possibly close to $50 million, the Blue Jays are the favorites to land the negotiating rights to Yu Darvish.
There is a belief the Cubs also made a large bid on the right-handed pitcher but a number hasn’t been attached to their bid.
The Yankees made a bid Wednesday night, but it’s not expected to top what the Blue Jays submitted. The Rangers are also believed to have bid.
I would have liked to see the Yankees land Darvish, but not if it meant bidding more than the Jays apparently did. He’s got a chance to be one of the best pitchers in MLB, but I’m not sure investing $115-125M to find out if he is would have been is prudent.
There’s a non-zero chance Darvish won’t sign with the Blue Jays, which could mean the second-highest bidder gets a shot at him or that he even returns to Japan and takes his chances on coming back next year. I think he can be a free agent which would certainly be better for him.
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