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Obtained by The Denver Post, the perks in Daisuke Matsuzaka’s six-year, $52.5 million contract speak to the special nature of the player.
He will receive eight round-trip, first-class tickets between Japan and Boston per year, a spring training car and housing allowance of up to $25,000, a Boston housing allowance up to $75,000, a one-time moving expense not to exceed $35,000, an interpreter, personal trainer, six tickets to home and away games and an employee assigned to specifically handle the Japanese media. …
The Pirates signed Cuba pitcher Yoslan Herrera to a three-year, $1.9 million deal, including a $750,000 signing bonus. …
Pitcher Geremi Gonzalez (Blue Jays) and outfielder Jason Grabowski (Devil Rays) signed minor-league deals.
