Theo Epstein's first step toward restocking the team for 2007 was to pursue one of the most anticipated acquisitions in baseball history. On November 14, MLB announced that Boston had won the bid for the rights to negotiate a contract with Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball superstar pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. Boston placed a bid of $51.1 million to negotiate with Matsuzaka and completed a 6-year, $52 million contract after they were announced as the winning bid.
theo epstein's first step toward restocking the team for 2007 was to pursue one of the most anticipated acquisitions in baseball history on november 14 mlb announced that boston had won the bid for the rights to negotiate a contract with japanese nippon professional baseball superstar pitcher daisuke matsuzaka boston placed a bid of $511 million to negotiate with matsuzaka and completed a 6-year $52 million contract after they were announced as the winning bid