The bidding for Hisashi "Best Starting Pitcher in Japan not named Darvish" Iwakuma ended today, and the Mariners are in the lead, according to MLBTR. Iwakuma is known for his high ground-ball rates, thanks mainly to whatever the heck it is he throws in this video that drops off so suddenly

I just want to know where the supposed $13 million came from, and how that affects the 2011 payroll.  My total shot-in-the-dark guess is that he gets something close to 2/$10mil.