Re-contract with HIDEKI MATSUI possible ?

This is a common topic among MLB fans in Japan. Matsui stayed in Yankees for 7 years. He had good time and bad time during that long time. Fortunately or as he is expected, he got the MVP all through the World series.

Matsui proved the top player’s power and potentiality when he played in Japan, and nobody doubted his presence.  Everybody expected a home-run when he came up and he made adequate results to fans expectation in Japan.

In Yankees, he continued the good player status, but the environment around him is 180 degree different from Japanese baseball. All the players are powerful enough to be home-run batters and phisical ability of them is really high. Matsui stands out in Japanese players, however, among MLB players he always needs to compete with them not to be kicked out from the regular position.

He knew how it would be before crossing the ocean 7 years ago, but he chose the hard way.  He challenged.

Hideki Matui again proved his ability on baseball through world series, but he is exposed on the negotiation table for next season. In Japan he never experienced it.  What he needed to think in Japan was the salary for the season only.  Re-contract was truly natural matter for him.

Even with the high result of world series, he would be judged from 360 degree angle about his possibility by the directors of Yankees.  This may insult his pride if he has such a simple mind, but probably he is ready to accept any even before he became a member of Yankees. Otherwise, he never decided to cross the ocean.

About Hideki Matsui’s re-contract with Yankees,  fans in Japan are worried about it.

In my opinion, he doesn’t have to cling to one spot. He should search for somewhere his potentiality could be fully grown.  If he didn’t chose Tokyo Giants when he was in Japan for next year contract, it would be a big damage on his career.  He must keep the top star position all the time in Japan.  Not in MLB.