hmmm... Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 1mSource: Tanaka exam took/taking place at Kerlan-Jobe clinic in LA. Agents getting one medical report to give to clubs. H/t @mjhindman2:56 PM - 9 Jan 14 from Manhattan, NY · Details __
After Dodgers GM Ned Colletti said yesterday that discussions were in the "feeling-out" stage, president Stan Kasten further discussed the team's interest in Tanaka today in an interview with Mark Willard and Ben Lyons of ESPNLA 710, writes Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com. "You can be assured we'll investigate everything and, if there's a way that it made sense, I'm sure we would consider it," said Kasten. "But I wouldn't predict it, I wouldn't hang our hat on it, because I think the team we have right now in place is ready to go to spring training, ready to start the season and ready to compete and win." Read: We will play until the price gets too high or we believe that he is headed to AZ. For the record, I do not blame Kasten for the remarks. However, unless, he can guarantee Bills, Beckett, Stripling, or Lee will do well, I think he may be overestimating our team. Our goal is a WS in the next three years. That is our timetable. PERIOD. After that, we are hoping that age has not degraded more than two of our players to the point of mediocrity. I am starting to worry about the Kershaw and Hanley deals. They walk and we lose our ace and our best bat from last season.
nothing but posturing. Kasten doesn't care to let us in on what's really going on and we shouldn't expect him to.
The "feeling out" process, eh? I'm wondering in my mind's eye, exactly what this could mean....the possibilities are endless.
Looks like if Tanaka wants to be a Dodger, he'll be a Dodger. Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 7m The #Dodgers have let it be known they plan to go all-out in their efforts to sign Tanaka, saying they and certainly won't be out-bid.10:46 AM - 10 Jan 14 · Details __
I think we are 2 weeks from the deadline and they keep saying Tanaka wants to sign sooner rather than later. Here we go boys...
Dodgers Plan To Go "All Out" To Sign Tanaka By Steve Adams [January 10, 2014 at 1:04pm CST] While team president Stan Kasten said in a radio interview yesterday not to predict the Dodgers to land Masahiro Tanaka, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports (via Twitter) that the Dodgers have made it known that they will go "all out" to sign the Japanese ace and "certainly won't be outbid." Of course, because of the new posting agreement between Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball, signing Tanaka is no longer simply a matter of outbidding your opponents. Any team that wishes to pay the $20MM posting fee can negotiate with Tanaka as if he were a free agent, and the team would only lose that $20MM if an agreement between the two sides were to be reached. In other words, virtually any team in the Majors can afford to negotiate with Tanaka, and he could have preferences beyond signing for top dollar. We've heard a great number of teams connected to Tanaka over the past two days, as the right-hander is in Los Angeles at this time meeting with teams face-to-face. In the past 24 hours alone, the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Angels, Dodgers, Cubs, White Sox, Blue Jays and Indians have all been linked to Tanaka. Adding Tanaka to the mix would give the Dodgers a potentially unrivaled rotation in terms of dominance, as he would join Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Hyun-jin Ryu and Dan Haren. The addition of Tanaka would seem to push Josh Beckett and Chad Billingsley out of the picture for the Dodgers, though both dealt with injuries in 2013. Billingsley isn't expected back until summer after undergoing Tommy John surgery. __
from rotoworld: It's really bad news for the rest of the clubs pursuing Tanaka, as the Dodgers' new ownership has shown that they're willing to spend big to get what they want. Tanaka is in L.A. meeting with teams this week and faces a January 24 signing deadline. The Yankees and Mariners could also be willing to offer Tanaka a boatload of cash, but it's hard to imagine the Dodgers getting outspent if they're truly committed to getting their man. Jan 10 - 10:52 AM PT __
