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Originally Posted by The Big Chill
Ya I think it has been all guesswork at this point besides a few teams saying they weren't in it. I think it is still possible that any of the Jays, Rangers, Mariners, Cubs and Nationals could win it.
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Well, the Cubs and Nationals have basically confirmed that they didn't make large bids (and in the Nationals case didn't even bid) so I'd factor them out.
Onley's tweet just smells of someone trying to draw traffic to his account. Posting the opinion of some random AL exec seems like something that should've been posted a week ago before the posting process even started. Wasn't as much a report as an opinion based on needs, willingness to spend, etc.
The Jays could very well lose the bidding, but based on the fact that initial reports from Texas beat writers had the Rangers putting in a modest bid and all the reports from Japan echoing the North American ones I'd say they're still by far the most likely candidate to win Darvish's services.