Masahiro Tanaka rumors: Japanese ace wants $17 million annually

Japan's latest export is looking for what might be the winter's largest pitcher contract. Major League Baseball received one Christmas present early, when it was learned that NPB's Masahiro Tanaka would indeed be posted by his club, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Thanks to the changes to the posting system, Tanaka is much more like a regular free agent than, say, Yu Darvish was, and because of this, he's in a position to demand more money. According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, Tanaka is looking...