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Originally Posted by Fuzzy McGillicuddy
Boston Red Sox have won the bidding war for prized Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, paying more than $50 million just for the rights to negotiate. In money terms, Matsuzaka will become the new A-Rod, making more money in a single season than Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Randy Johnson or Ken Griffey Jr ever made, despite having never thrown a pitch in the majors.
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Well, to be clear, the $50 million goes to the club (Seibu Lions), not the player... So I don't think you can really say he is the new A-Rod, or that he will be making more than any of the above players, considering they predict in the article his annual salary will likely be between $7-10 million.
EDIT: But it's still an obscene amount of money to pay for 1 player; regardless of whether it's going to him or his club. The dollars involved in the transfer of Japanese players is probably going to exceed even transfer fees in soccer soon.