18 year old Yusei Kikuchi announced he will either enter the Japanese draft or sign as a free agent with a MLB team. (via Metsblog). Left-handed, tops out at 95 mph.
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the catcher was already standing to, haha
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by blueandorange4life on Oct 9, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with what Sam said a month ago,
Kikuchi will probably be looking for something less than Tazawa money (3 mil over 3 years) and he would be worth it at that price. I would be really happy if we got him.
by Sokojoe on Oct 6, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I didn’t realize he was expected to sign for so little. I didn’t think Tazawa projected as well as Kikuchi though he was already a more refined semi-professional when he signed.
by TheBigStapler on Oct 6, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who knows though,
Tazawa was the first Japanese player to forego the NPB draft. Maybe this year Kikuchi worth will be evaulated closer to the talent that’s signed from Latin America. Also, it seemed like teams were kind of surprised that Tazawa was available while Kikuchi has been planning feeling out MLB offers for sometime now. So, I also wouldn’t be surprised if he went for more. It should be very interesting and might cause the NPB to revise their draft rules.
by Sokojoe on Oct 6, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm intrigued.
Anyone who throws an honest to god eephus is worth any amount of money.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Oct 6, 2009 5:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, yeah.
But I mean if the eephus isn’t their PRIMARY offering.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Oct 6, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So no Derek Bell, then?
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Oct 7, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I’d say not
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by blueandorange4life on Oct 9, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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