Japan Times (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
NEW YORK (AP) The New York Yankees have reached an agreement in principle to sell right-hander Darrell Rasner's contract to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The Yankees will receive $1 million from Rakuten. Matt Sosnick, Rasner's agent, said they approached the Yankees about the possibility of a deal. Read the full story
Depressed Fan (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Over the weekend, the Yanks sold Darrell Rasner to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League for $1M.I wasn't aware players could be sold, like cattle, but it appears the move was not only legal, but they...
ShysterBall (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
A common spring training hazing ritual is to tell a marginal guy that he just got traded to Japan. Guess what, Darrell Rasner, it ain't spring : Right-handed pitcher Darrell Rasner, who started 20 games for the New York Yankees last season, has been sold to a team in Japan for $1 million, his agent said. Rasner, 27, expects to sign a two-year deal with the Tohoku...
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
The New York Yankees have sold righthander Darrell Rasner to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan’s Pacific League for $1 million. Rasner was hit hard in his partial seasons with the Yankees, and didn’t fit into their 2009 plans. Japan should be a good destination for the 27-year-old.
MLB (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Rasner glad to have financial security
Was Watching (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
Even though Wilson Betemit and Darrell Rasner are now off the team, I did have forecasts for them done and in queue. So, here they are, for what it’s worth - albeit that they’re both ex-Yankees now… Wilson Betemit: His role on the Yankees should be diminished if New York finds a first baseman for 2009 [...]
Zell's Pinstripe Blog (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
The New York Yankees have sent Darrell Rasner to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles for $1M. (Japan’s Central League) Rasner wasn’t getting the playing time in NY he wanted, and he requested to be let go. (he got a lot of work in this year because of all the injuries) Rasner is expected to sign [...]
YanksBlog.com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reports that, according to his agent Matt Sosnick, Darrell Rasner has been sold to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles for $1 million. Rasner had told Brian Cashman that he would like to pitch in Japan and Cashman worked to ...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
As Saturday night dawns on the East Coast, the Yankees have made a minor move this evening. Not quite content with Darrell Rasner’s performance last season, the Bombers have, at the right-hander’s request, sold him to Japan. The Yanks are getting $1 million, and in return, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan’s Pacific League will [...]
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
The Yankees have reached an agreement in principle to sell right-hander Darrell Rasner's contract to a Japanese team.
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
The Yankees have agreed in principle to sell the rights to righthander Darrell Rasner to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan's Pacific League, general manager Brian Cashman confirmed last night.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
The New York Yankees have sold the contract of pitcher Darrell Rasner to a team in Japan's Central League, according to a report by ESPN.
Was Watching (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
Via the Yankees site - The New York Yankees obliged Darrell Rasner’s wishes by selling his contract to a team in Japan’s Central League for $1 million, according to a Saturday night report by ESPN.com. Rasner, a 27-year-old right-hander who spent much of the 2008 season in the Yankees’ rotation but wasn’t perceived to be in [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
In line with totally revamping their starting rotation, Jerry Crasnick at ESPN.com reports that the New York Yankees have sold RHP Darrell Rasner to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Pacific League for $1 million. Rasner posted a 5.40 ERA in 24 games with the Yankees in 2008. The cash from this deal would provide 0.7% of the money needed for the contract that has been offered...
iYankees (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
Two quick bits to wrap up the day: 1. Darrell Rasner has been sold to a Japanese team. It sounds kind of wacky (Kyle Kendrick he is not), but Rasner was sold for $1 million to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Pacific League and is expected to sign a 2-year deal. He basically approached [...]
