Now that the BoSox have come to a deal with Japanese pitcher Matsuzaka - $52 million over six years, in addition to the $51.1 million they paid just to negotiate -
Boston businesses think they'll see a boon of tourism dollars as his countrymen travel to the city to see him play:
[20,000 Japanese, on estimate,] will come to Boston annually to watch Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka in a Red Sox uniform.
They're also expected to spend $75 million annually here.
That may or may not be an inflated number. Seatle saw tourism dollars jump ~$20 million when Ichiro Suzuki joined the Mariners.. but then they are an awful lot closer to Japan and border on Vancouver, with its large asian population.
Nevertheless, it makes the $103.1 million (or $17.18 million per year) not seem so bad overall. Now let's just hope he can play.