Report-Diamondbacks make big offer to Tanaka

Brad Cesmat

10 years ago

Pretty impressive bid put in by the Diamondbacks on Japanese pitching sensation Masahiro Tanaka. Saturday night Japanese media outlet Nikkan reported that Arizona offered a 6 year contract worth 120-million dollars.

Tanaka went 24-0, with an earned run average of 1.27 with the Rakuten Eagles last season. According to the Nikkan report, the White Sox, Dodgers, Cubs, White Sox and Diamondbacks have made offers believed to be in the same 100-million dollar amount.

Teams have until next Friday, the 24th, at 3pm Arizona time to sign Tanaka.

Brad Cesmat

Media personality Brad Cesmat first rose to fame in Southern California with the launching of "The Mighty 690" all-sports radio station in the late 1980's and early 90's. Brad came to Arizona in 1993 to begin a 10-year run at KTAR Radio followed by nine years at KTVK-TV in Phoenix. Brad is the Founder/ CEO of Sports360AZ.com. His vision of multi platform content marketing through sports began in September of 2011. Cesmat has served on the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army for the last 18 years. He and his wife Chris have four children.

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