No major progress was made in dealings for free agents Hideki Matsui and Norihiro Nakamura on the final day of the MLB winter meetings in Nashville on Monday.
What is clear after the discussions held over the last four days is that the New York Yankees are leading the hunt for Matsui while the Mets have emerged as a key player in deciding the future of Nakamura, who is also in talks with two Japanese clubs.
Meanwhile in Osaka, Nakamura said he has yet to choose the club he will play for next season after the third round of talks with the Hanshin Tigers on Tuesday.
Nakamura, who is also in talks with the Kintetsu Buffaloes and the New York Mets, met with manager Senichi Hoshino and three other Hanshin officials and suggested he will make a final decision by the end of the year.