Matt, I think the rules are changed now for this. I believe the 20 mill posting to the japanese team is the same(who cares the yanks have the dough) but the player salary is limited to the international money fund that teams have which is I believe in the 6 to 8 million range which for a young 23 year old stud who throws 100 and can also hit is more than fine.
yer right, thanks for the correction. I went back re-read the revisions to this years MLB drafts. Changes all around, changes I've done already forgot about, like the age limit requirements of Cuban, Japanese Free Agents, ie overseas foreign nations. Players like Moncada wouldn't be playing in MLB had this yr's revisions been in effect a year or so ago; ie being signed too young, and being insanely
over paid just to sign, something we shouldn't see again if I'm not mistaken.
I just hope Trashman doesn't over pay for talent, or hand out 10 yr contracts to (obvious talented players in Japan), yet unproven in MLB, and/or over pay to keep an uproven off another AL East teams roster....
pardon me if I'm not making sense (at any given moment):
(right now I'm seeing double, and can't think straight to save my ass, too late, too long of a week, month, and too much running back n forth, with little to no sleep; putting out one fire after another, figuratively speaking). {I no sooner got my wife on home, tended too, when my Son's ashtma erupted this last week, resulting in 4 visits/ trips to Urgent Care in 6 days. The excessive heat, and smoke fall out of nearby forest fires have made this area air equivalent to the air at LAX}.
hopes on the horizon, as I can't burn this candle at both ends anymore, since there is no candle left.... (chuckle)...
