How The Rasner Deal Went Down
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 even made a hit movie about a similar move back in the early 90s. The exporting of baseball "talent" captivated my attention over the weekend, and I decided to do some digging. My crack research department was able to find the digital footprint of the Rasner move. Check after the jump to see how the Yankees put Rasner on the market. Amazingly, the Yankees decided to go with a Web 2.0 approach to unloading the Ras.  The bidding was hot and heavy on E-Bay, but the Golden Eagles finally clicked the "Buy Now" button, effectively shutting the Havana Cubans and the Venezuelan national team. Venezuela was reportedly interest in Rasner as a batting practice pitcher. 
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Very creative, Brian! Great job on the sale of cattle....er...Darrell Rasner.
Years ago, I think the Toronto Blue Jays sold part time 3rd basemen Cecil Fielder to the Hanshin Tigers in Japan. Cecil was making chump change and not getting much playing time in Toronto and became an everyday player over for the Tigers. He reached cult status in Japan and came back to have success in the Majors so who's to say it isn't possible for Rasner? (Although it's unlikely).
Mr. Baseball had some classic quotes. Like this one:
We're not athletes, we're baseball players!
Awesome post. Almost made me spit out my lunch when I read the craiglist post!
The Golden Eagles are rather the doormat than the leader in the Pacific League.
Darrell Rasner surely can be their Ace.
And who can say Rasner won't come back to have success in the Majors once he establishes his confidence in throwing strikes?
Hahahahahaha.. awesome.
hahahaha that's brilliant