All of the hype surrounding Yu Darvish posting and presumably signing with the Texas Rangers reminded me of similar hype four years ago about a Japanese outfielder who
Oakland is one of the four teams to have inquired about the Japanese pitcher, the A’s are “lukewarm” about Hisashi Iwakuma. I’m told that there are two teams
While the big news this week was The Yu Darvish Sweepstakes going to the Texas Rangers. The Milwaukee Brewers made a move to bolster their outfield in 2012.The
As Major League Baseball fans currently await the terms of Yu Darvish‘s seemingly inevitable contract with the Texas Rangers—and to a lesser extent the contracts of Hiroyuki Nakajima
A move out of the leadoff spot appears possible for Ichiro as the Mariners look toward the 2012 season. Mariners manager Eric Wedge held his scheduled media session
The Texas Rangers have won the right to negotiate with Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish. The next question: how high can the Rangers go in negotiating a contract
First baseman Travis Ishikawa will be with a new organization for the first time in his professional baseball career next season. After spending nine seasons with the San
The winning bid for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish will top the $51.1 million the Red Sox paid for the right to speak to Daisuke Matsuzaka, SI.com reported Saturday.
The Milwaukee Brewers have been awarded exclusive negotiating rights with Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki, according to the Japanese newspaper Hochi Shimbun. The sides now have 30 days to
Free agent Japanese shortstop Munenori Kawasaki will sign a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners with an invitation to spring training, the Seattle Times reported Thursday. “He
The Yakult Swallows have accepted a $2.5 million posting fee for outfielder Norichika Aoki, Yasuko Yanagita of Hochi Shimbun tweets. Which team bid the $2.5 million on Aoki
The Yankees have not been making big headlines during the winter meetings, but they made perhaps the most surprising move when they won the posting bid for a
While most news sources recover from the Yu Darvish bidding fallout and subsequent contract negotiations, the Norichika Aoki buzz/hype has remained silent or nonexisstent. Perhaps the media overlooks
The Orioles have agreed to terms with Japanese lefty starter Tsuyoshi Wada, which reopens their pipeline to Japan, according to an industry source. He will sign a two-year,
Chong Tae-hyon, the free agent pitcher who was aiming to become the first Korean to advance directly to Major League Baseball from the Korean league, did not sign
The Japanese website Sponichi reports that the Yankees have offered Hiroki Kuroda a one-year, $12 million contract. Now that Kuroda has said he’s willing to pitch away from
The seven time NPB all-star CF, Norichika Aoki, announced he will be posted on Monday. Aoki is a superb contact hitter and defensive OFer, being one of only
The clock is ticking on potential bidders for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, who made himself available for posting Thursday. That means major league teams must submit bids by
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish wants to play Major League Baseball next season, USA Today reported Wednesday. A 25-year-old right-hander Darvish plays for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, who
