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Yukinaga Maeda Rumors
Yukinaga Maeda To Throw For MLB Teams
Yukinaga Maeda is a 37 year-old southpaw reliever who was recently released by the Yomiuri Giants. He hasn't been any good in Japan lately; Aaron and Jackson of East Windup Chronicle told us: His '07 season was marked by a series of call-ups and send-downs, and going on 38 years old, it's hard to see this guy making a huge contribution. Nonetheless, Maeda hopes to try his hand at Major League Baseball. This article (link in Japanese) says he'll be throwing for multiple MLB teams in the coming days, the Rangers included. Loyal reader Patrick, who sent this along and.. Continue Reading
Profiling More Japanese Pitchers
You may have enjoyed a recent MLBTR post called Ranking Japanese Pitchers, written by Aaron and Jackson of East Windup Chronicle. Now they're back with summaries on four more Japanese pitchers who may come over to MLB for the 2008 season. Kazuo Fukumori, Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, Yasuhiko Yabuta, and Yukinaga Maeda were pegged by Nikkan Sports as MLB possibilities. Summaries from Aaron and Jackson follow. Kazuo Fukumori - Might have emerged as a top-flight closer on a better team, but best years may have been wasted playing for expansion Rakuten Golden Eagles. Still, saved 21 games and was an All-Star in.. Continue Reading
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