Matsuzaka -> Boston or Bust.

[TheKilo]

All that talk about Boras buying out Daisuke?

 

Nope.

 

As both sides have tried to find ways to make the deal more favorable to them, there has been speculation that Boras could let the deadline pass so the Red Sox no longer hold negotiating rights. He could then attempt to buy out Matsuzaka’s contract with Seibu.

 

If the Lions knew they were not getting $51.1 million from the Red Sox, they might be willing to take half that from Boras. Boras would then market Matsuzaka as a free agent to every team, and the pitcher would stand to make much more than he would get from the Red Sox now. But Melendez said that was not an option.

 

“The Commissioner’s office would not recognize that free agency, and the Japanese commissioner’s office is in agreement with us,” Melendez said.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/sports/b...ml?ref=baseball