※ 引述《accprote (KS)》之銘言：
: 4:58pm: Slusser writes that the figure Iwakuma was said to be seeking was
: including the posting fee. She also notes that Iwakuma wasn't looking for the
: same number of years as Zito, just the same annual salary. Oakland, on the
: other hand, was thinking somewhere along the lines of a $3MM-$5MM salary.
: The A's are also looking for a power hitter, and one thought was that signing
: Iwakuma could have made Oakland a more appealing destination for Hideki
: Matsui.
: Slusser says she recently spoke with a scout who saw Iwakuma pitch in Japan,
: and described the 29-year-old as "Nothing special. Just a guy." With Iwakuma
: presumably out of the picture, Slusser says a healthy Outman would be the
: frontrunner for the fifth starter job. The 26-year-old lefty was having a
: strong season in 2009 before he underwent Tommy John surgery and missed all
: of 2010.
: 3:38pm: The Athletics have broken off talks with Hisashi Iwakuma, according
: to this series of tweets from Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
: While the A's will have until December 7 to make a decision on Iwakuma,
: Slusser's sources have told her that Iwakuma was seeking something similar to
: Barry Zito's seven-year, $126MM contract with the Giants to sign in Oakland,
: which the A's are obviously unwilling to do. Iwakuma is preparing to announce
: his return to the Rakuten Golden Eagles at an upcoming fan fest.
: If Iwakuma's demands don't come down, the A's will be down one fifth starter
: option, having traded Vin Mazzaro to Kansas City in exchange for David
: DeJesus. Slusser says the A's will then approach the season with Josh Outman,
: Tyson Ross, and Bobby Cramer as fifth starter candidates, barring a free
: agent signing of course.
: It's not unthinkable that the A's would venture to free agency to find a
: suitable replacement; they clearly have the money to spend on pitching should
: they see fit. Oakland bid around $17MM to win the rights to negotiate with
: Iwakuma, but that amount will be returned if no deal is reached.
來個快速翻譯。
簡單來說，岩隈久志希望能拿到一份平均年薪18M的大約
不過要注意的是，他尋求的並不是Zito般的7y/126M，合約長度不用那麼長
而是加上入札金，平均年薪要有18M
以之前樂天開出的18M入札金來看，假使岩隈拿到一份四年的合約
那會是4y/54M + 18M posting fee，所以說平均一年大概13.5M
當然這跟運動家期望的1y/3～5M，還是有極大的落差
更何況以某名球探日前前往日本觀看岩隈投球所下的評論
他覺得岩隈的投球，並有沒有甚麼特殊之處，就只是個投手...
要拿13.5M來簽一個可能只能擔任四、五號先發的投手
運動家不如賭賭看自家農場的Josh Outman