There have been some seeds of doubt planted as to whether or not Yu Darvish will be posted this winter, and Darvish's father briefly commented on the situation recently. Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker passed along the quote…
“Yu and I are talking about having a family meeting once the Nippon Series is over," said Farsa Darvish. “At this point it’s about 50-50.”
Darvish provided commentary for Game Six of the Nippon Series, but discussion about the posting process was strictly prohibited. Newman mentions that the series will end tomorrow, so a decision on the right-hander's future will be made sooner rather than later. The thin free agent pitching market works in Darvish's favor, and is why most expect him to be made available to MLB clubs this winter.
JacksTigers
Does Darvish speak english? I vaguely remember hearing that he does?
Jorge Yazpik
“Yu and I are talking about having a family meeting once the Nippon Series is over,” // Why is he talking with me? He should talk with his son first…
FrankTheFunkasaurusRex
boo
Patrick Ruschmeyer
Thats a direct quote, not something the reporter just made up. It is correct.
Tko11
Yu would be crazy to turn down that kind of $$$$
eyedessert
I know what Yu mean.
MattCMoore
Im sure he has plenty of $$$$$. But if I was him i’d rather play in the MLB.
gmenfan 2
I don’t think Yu guys know what the hell Yu are talking about.
Garrett Gottschalk
Why the hell is his father controlling him?
renegadeisback
He’s the Japanese Colby Rasmus
Garafraxaguy
Eric Lindros
MattCMoore
Who said his father is controling him?
Garrett Gottschalk
“Darvish’s Father: At This Point It’s About 50-50”
MaineSox
He can’t just be saying that Yu is 50-50 on whether he’s going to post or not? I don’t see anywhere where it says his father is making the decision.
Fred_G_Sanford
his dad is from south arabia or some middle east country. they take control of things there.
Patrick Ruschmeyer
He’s not. Personally I would discuss with my family if I was going halfway across the world to do something as well.
grownice
Damnit just get posted, i need purpose over the winter!
neurogame
Curse you Lord Vader. Can’t you do anything right? Bring him over to our side immediately!
Tom
Darvish a small pond will only stunt your growth. come over here.
Jerry M
I didn’t think he’d come over from the get go. Yes it’s a lot of money, but pitchers that have made the jump haven’t necessarily had great careers. Why do it when you could be a hero in your native country?
sports33
Money?
Jerry M
Yes, but it’s not always about the money. Some people have their pride they value more so than money. He’s made the equivalent of $11MM American dollars in Japan already at the age of 24, and I imagine his price will go up even more. Might not be worth it to him to leave his family for a minimum of 7 months in the year for the money he gets. That’s all I’m saying.
sports33
But that $11MM that he`s made in his entire career so far will probable increase three or four-fold in just the posting fee, and the contract itself will do the same, if not more.
Oh, and most things in this world are about the money.
EDIT: Yup, I screwed up. Of course the posting fee goes to the team. My point about the contract stands though.
Jerry M
Yes, but look at what Daisuke Matsuzaka has done in his career — one pretty good season simply in terms of W/L record. Other than that, he’s been decent. Isn’t he the one I keep seeing Darvish compared to? He has to be looking at that and start becoming hesitant to want to come over here in fear of experiencing the same sort of issues.
Yes, I agree, most things are about money. Not all are though. And frankly, when you’ve got enough money to donate to your country as he has, it’s probably far less of a factor when it’s all said and done.
sports33
Okay but what about the competition issue? Darvish at some point will probably want to face the best players in the world so he can prove himself more, and if he’d rather stay in Japan and destroy weaker hitters, I’m not sure I’d want him on my team anyway.
Jerry M
Then he’ll come over. I just don’t think that right now is that time. He is only 25, so he’s still got at least six peak years left.
I agree, I don’t really know if I want him on my team anyhow. I’m very hesitant thanks to previous pitchers coming over from Japan and not being extremely successful.
grownice
I thought the posting fee went to the team or league?
J-Kat
Dont forget the ego involved. On some level he has to be thinking about coming over and proving he is as great as advertised.
Jerry M
Absolutely. The example I just gave was Matsuzaka. He’s got a an 18-3 record in one season, but he’s never seen his FIP or xFIP drop below 4.00. That’s not terrible, but it sure isn’t worth the money the Red Sox are paying him.
Sean Williams
I hope he does decide to come, but I don’t think he will. He wants to get as much money as he can, and he figures the more a team pays to Nippon Ham for posting fees, the less they can pay him. And that’s definitely understandable. If he doesn’t post, when is he eligible for free agency, following next season or following 2013?
Budyzer
He will post this year. And the Japanese have huge respect for their parents and wouldn’t make a life changing choice of moving to Toronto without consulting them first. Like how I slipped that in there ? hehe
Jay
Will Darvish ever post here again?
Justanotherfantoo
If I’m Darvish, there’s no way I let myself get posted. I wait until I’m a free agent and get twice as much.
LordD99 2
If he doesn’t post this offseason, then I don’t see him coming to MLB until 2014. I believe he can be an unrestricted free agent (meaning no posting fee) after the 2013 season. He might as well wait and take the $100 million it’ll take to sign him ($40/50 posting fee and $50/60 player contract) all to himself. Right now that’s still two years off so it would make some sense for him to post now, but if he doesn’t post this year, it will make little financial sense for him to do it next year. He’s either in MLB in 2012 or 2014.
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