Getty Images In bidding $2 million for exclusive negotiating rights to Hiroyuki Nakajima the Yankees were given a 30-day window in which to work out a contract with the Japanese infielder.
The deadline is January 6, so as Bryan Hoch of MLB.com writes: “One way or the other, Nakajima will be resolved next week.”
New York doesn’t have much of a role to offer Nakajima, but expectations for his performance are very low and he might fit best as a utility man anyway. There’s also been some speculation that they could work out a sign-and-trade with another team.
Hoch suggests that the Yankees are likely to put talks with Eric Chavez and other infielders on hold until they have an answer on Nakajima.
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- bozosforall - Dec 28, 2011 at 5:37 PM
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Sign and trade him (along with some other prospects not named Banuelos or Betances) for King Felix.
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- pisano - Dec 28, 2011 at 5:57 PM
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I second that!
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- Glenn - Dec 28, 2011 at 6:09 PM
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Yes, because a utility infielder and one prospect should get that done????
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- bozosforall - Dec 28, 2011 at 8:08 PM
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Nakajima wouldn’t be a “utility infielder” in Seattle…and I said “some other prospects”, not just one. Those prospects won’t include either Banuelos or Betances though.
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- Reflex - Dec 29, 2011 at 5:59 AM
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Felix isn’t available. And if he were, it wouldn’t be for just prospects. And I highly doubt any utility fielder would be involved.
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- romoscollarbone - Dec 28, 2011 at 7:12 PM
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There isn’t a 22 yr old American with comparable fielding skills and more power potential?
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- Reflex - Dec 29, 2011 at 5:58 AM
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Might be, but I don’t see any reason why they’d be more or less appealing than this guy.
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- hardheadcountryboy - Dec 28, 2011 at 10:50 PM
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Ha ha Little Stein has bigger problems. now….
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- tn16 - Dec 30, 2011 at 2:29 PM
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It would take more then that to get the king
