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River Ave. Blues ยป Yanks talking to Nakajima, but not close to deal

Yanks talking to Nakajima, but not close to deal

December 13, 2011 by Mike 22 Comments

Five stages of grief over a $189 million payroll
Open Thread: Kevin Brown

Via David Waldstein, Brian Cashman has said that he is currently negotiating with the agent for Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima, but the two sides aren’t close to a deal yet. The Yankees won Nakajima’s negotiating rights with a $2.5M bid last week, and the 29-year-old is likely to sign. I suspect that talks won’t get serious until after the holidays, at which point they’ll have about two weeks to hammer out a deal.

In other Nakajima news, Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS system projects a .276/.322/.389 batting line for him next season (89 OPS+), adjusting for Yankee Stadium. That’s after he hit .306/.379/.478 with an average of 19.3 homers and 18.7 stolen bases over the last three seasons with the Seibu Lions. For comparison’s sake, Eduardo Nunez hit .265/.313/.385 with 22 stolen bases this past season. Like the Yankees have been saying, Nakajima’s a utility guy.

Five stages of grief over a $189 million payroll
Open Thread: Kevin Brown

Filed Under: Asides, Hot Stove League Tagged With: Hiroyuki Nakajima

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