Salary cap is astounded by the fact that Boston Red Sox have paid 51.1 million dollars for the right to talk to this Japanese pitcher.  His name is Daisuke Matsuzaka. He has made zero pitches in the major leagues.  But, his team in japan is about to get rich if he can stike a deal with Boston.

Let’s try and place this silly amount in perspective.  Five teams have 2006 payrolls that are less than this.  The Royals, Pirates, Rockies, Devil Rays, and bottom dwelling Marlins do not pay all 25 members of their team this much.  So, are you telling me that this guy is worth this just to talk?  With his reported future salary added to this, this guy will be worth more than 24 teams.  HE HASN”T EVEN PITCHED!  I want to know why anyone would think this was a good idea.