The New York Yankees submitted the winning bid for the rights to negotiate with Japanese infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima, though they don’t appear to have much interest in signing him. Enter the Chicago Cubs. The 29 year old Nakajima has spent most of his career at shortstop but he could represent a significant upgrade at second base for the Cubs. Nakajima had a career .880 OPS for the Seibu Lions through the 2010 season. His career .389 on base percentage would be a huge upgrade over Cubs incumbent second baseman Darwin Barney’s .313 mark from last season. The Yankees and Nakajima have 30 days to work out a contract, or a sign and trade. If no agreement is reached Nakajima will return to the Seibu Lions for his sixth season.
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