Kazumi Saito Rumors

Odds and Ends: Jennings, Saito

Here are some interesting links to peruse when you get the chance... Alyson Footer believes the Astros and Jason Jennings are not interested in each other. Kazumi Saito will have surgery on his rotator cuff today. He's a Mark Prior type, a tantalizing talent who can't stay healthy. Doesn't seem like he'll be posted anytime soon. In case you missed it earlier, MLBTR now has a Facebook page and group. Become a fan on the page, join the group, friend me, and spread the good word of MLBTR to those who don't read it. Funny look at the types of..   Continue Reading

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Ranking Japanese Pitchers

By my count there are five Japanese pitchers who stand a good chance of jumping over to MLB for the 2008 season. I asked Aaron Shinsano and Jackson Broder of East Windup Chronicle to rank them for us and write a short description for each. Another knowledgable friend, Tak Iwanaga, also added some info below. 1. Hitoki Iwase - Iwase was on the hill for the tail end of last night's perfect game, the Japan Series clinching victory for the Chunichi Dragons. The lefty closer has 40+ saves three years running with a career 1.91 ERA. Tops out at around..   Continue Reading

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Ted Berg On Japanese Pitchers

SNY's Ted Berg has an informative blog post about Japanese pitchers who may come over to MLB for the 2008 season (found via MetsBlog). Berg discusses the situations of Koji Uehara, Hiroki Kuroda, Kenshin Kawakami, Hitoki Iwase, Masahide Kobayashi, and Kazumi Saito. So far only Uehara and Kuroda have been discussed here at MLBTR. I'm planning to dig up some info on Iwase, but the other three guys are new to me. Japanese position players to have on the radar include outfielder Kosuke Fukudome and shortstop Tomohiro Nioka   Continue Reading

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