Agreed. He'll most likely be asking for the same kind of money Barry Zito is, which means all told it could be $100 million plus investment, if he signs. Even if he doesn't completely flop, he'll have to be awfully good to justify that.
My opinion is that whatever quality of pitcher Matsuzaka is was not the biggest factor in this move, and that Boston did this for two reasons:
1.To assure the Yanks didn't get him
2.To get the boost in television revenue from the Asian market that New York and Seattle have been hoarding the last few years.
