Based on job offers, Bobby Valentine has just as good a chance to be with the Chiba Lotte Marines next season as he does with the Los Angeles Dodgers or any other club his name has been linked to in recent weeks.
Valentine addressed a group of journalists Tuesday at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, and in addition to discussing this weekend's Konami Cup Asia Series and the state of Japanese baseball, he called reports that he was under contract with Japan Series champion Lotte for next season false.
Valentine added that he was not offered a three-year contract, as was reported late last week.