Matsuzaka Tampering

From the Star Ledger -

At least three teams have attempted under-the-table negotiations to obtain Japanese ace Daisuke Matsuzaka, a Japanese newspaper reported. Major League Baseball said yesterday that nothing has been brought to its attention.

Sankei Sports quoted an unnamed Seibu executive making the charge, and he refused to identify the teams. “It is tampering, so I refused to meet them,” the executive said.

While the bidding process is sealed, a team could offer inducements other than cash if Seibu agreed to accept only part of the bid, allowing the team to make a larger bid to secure the right to sign Matsuzaka.

MLB, which reportedly sent out a memo to teams to warn them against tampering, said it is aware of such rumors and takes what safeguards it can against circumventing the system. And major-league teams would probably be eager to turn each other in if they had inklings of improprieties, which apparently has not happened in this case.

Seems like MLB is doing nothing about this claim – so, I guess Boston was one of the three teams involved.

Just kidding.

Kinda/Sorta.

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