Hisashi Iwakuma and the Oakland Athletics are negotiating again, The San Francisco Chronicle reported in its Tuesday edition.
According to the Chronicle, two sources say Iwakuma, who has been posted by the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, and the Athletics have resumed talks and that it is not "out of the realm of possibility that Oakland will get the Japanese pitcher signed by the Dec. 7 deadline."
The Athletics, who would not budge from their initial offer of $15.25 million over four years, could be willing to fork out $9.5 million a season for Iwakuma counting the posting fee, the Chronicle said.