Baseball was considering a proposal from Major League Baseball that would put a cap on bids for posted players at $20 million.
That would be considerably less than the $51.1 million winning bid the Red Sox submitted for Daisuke Matsuzaka before the 2007 season.
Via Cubs taking aim at Japanese star Tanaka
After reading this $51.1M figure that came from the Boston Red Sox it made me wonder. What does Daisuke Matsuzaka career look like? He didn’t make it to the previous post on Japanese pitchers, most likely because of his lack of success. Below are his career numbers. You be the judge whether or not he was worth the risk.
Daisuke Matsuzaka
| Year | WAA | BA/IP | OBP/ERA | PA/G | RBI/W | R/L | Name_Tm | BAT/PITCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.6 | 180.0 | 2.60 | 25 | 16 | 5 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Seibu_Lions_XYZ_jpl | PITCH |
| 2000 | 1.5 | 167.2 | 3.97 | 27 | 14 | 7 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Seibu_Lions_XYZ_jpl | PITCH |
| 2001 | 4.6 | 240.1 | 3.60 | 33 | 15 | 15 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Seibu_Lions_XYZ_jpl | PITCH |
| 2002 | -0.1 | 73.1 | 3.68 | 14 | 6 | 2 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Seibu_Lions_XYZ_jpl | PITCH |
| 2003 | 8.5 | 194.0 | 2.83 | 29 | 16 | 7 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Seibu_Lions_XYZ_jpl | PITCH |
| 2004 | 6.2 | 146.0 | 2.90 | 23 | 10 | 6 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Seibu_Lions_XYZ_jpl | PITCH |
| 2005 | 9.5 | 215.0 | 2.30 | 28 | 14 | 13 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Seibu_Lions_XYZ_jpl | PITCH |
| 2006 | 6.7 | 186.1 | 2.13 | 25 | 17 | 5 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Seibu_Lions_XYZ_jpl | PITCH |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 204.7 | 4.40 | 32 | 15 | 12 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_BOS | PITCH |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Pawtucket_Red_Sox_BOS_int | PITCH |
| 2008 | 5.8 | 167.7 | 2.90 | 29 | 18 | 3 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_BOS | PITCH |
| 2009 | -0.9 | 2.0 | 22.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Portland_Sea_Dogs_BOS_east | PITCH |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Pawtucket_Red_Sox_BOS_int | PITCH |
| 2009 | -2.1 | 59.3 | 5.76 | 12 | 4 | 6 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_BOS | PITCH |
| 2010 | 1.0 | 16.2 | 1.62 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Pawtucket_Red_Sox_BOS_int | PITCH |
| 2010 | -2.4 | 153.7 | 4.69 | 25 | 9 | 6 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_BOS | PITCH |
| 2011 | -1.3 | 37.3 | 5.30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_BOS | PITCH |
| 2012 | -0.3 | 4.0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Salem_Red_Sox_BOS_car | PITCH |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 1.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Portland_Sea_Dogs_BOS_east | PITCH |
| 2012 | 0.9 | 51.0 | 3.18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Pawtucket_Red_Sox_BOS_int | PITCH |
| 2012 | -4.8 | 45.7 | 8.28 | 11 | 1 | 7 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_BOS | PITCH |
| 2013 | -0.4 | 103.1 | 3.92 | 19 | 5 | 8 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_Columbus_Clippers_CLE_int | PITCH |
| 2013 | -0.6 | 38.7 | 4.42 | 7 | 3 | 3 | Daisuke_Matsuzaka_NYN | PITCH |