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Old 12-09-2012, 11:52 AM   #17
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Re: Greinke to the Dodgers

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Originally Posted by _Sir_Charles_ View Post
Ah, thanks. I thought it was the same for both. Okay so now they're just very insane...not very, very insane.
Actually, it is the same, they don't pay the posting fee unless they sign the player.

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If the player does not sign a contract with the MLB team by the end of the signing period, the player is returned to the NPB team and the NPB team does not receive the bid money.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bu...Posting_System
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