HBT: Blue Jays reportedly make highest bid for Darvish

As we noted last night, nothing will be official until next week, but the New York Post is reporting that the Blue Jays have made the highest bid for negotiating rights for Japanese sensation Yu Darvish.

The Post reports that ?according to several sources with knowledge of the situation,? the Blue Jays owner, Rogers Communications, ordered the team to bid upwards of $40-50 million for the rights to negotiate with Darvish. If they are the winners, they would then have 30 days to get him under contract, which could cost an additional $75 million, many speculate.

The Blue Jays landing Darvish would make the AL East pretty interesting next year. The Jays were just a .500 team in 2011, but they have a core of great talent with Jose Bautista, Brett Lawrie ? who would get more than 43 games in 2012 ? and Ricky Romero.

With Darvish in the fold, the Jays would officially obtain ?frisky? status, no?

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/16/report-the-blue-jays-are-the-high-bidders-for-yu-darvish/

andy kaufman october 21 2011 ohio ohio john beck john beck mariska hargitay