Hanshin Tigers may have a 2-year deal in place with the Matt Murton
by Gen on Nov.17, 2011 @ 3:02 pm, under NPB
According to Daily Sports team president Nobuo Minami told reporters on Wednesday that the team was moving forward with keeping all four foreign players. When asked about Murton he said that nothing was signed yet, but that negotiations were going well.
Both Sanspo and Daily Sports mention that the Tigers may have offered Murton a 2-year deal worth 600M yen. Sanspo also mentions that Yutaka Wada said he could see Murton batting first, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth in the line-up.
UPDATE 4:19pm - Sanspo notes that fast food rice bowl restaurant Yoshinoya is also excited about Murton (and Craig Brazell) returning.
