Kei Igawa: Plan B To Matsuzaka?

It appears that both the Mets and Yankees were scouting 27 year-old lefty Kei Igawa Tuesday night against the MLB All-Stars.  He’ll be an option for teams looking overseas for pitching that are reluctant to break the bank.  However, David Wright was not impressed:

"Asked if Igawa’s pitches were major-league quality, Wright hedged a bit.

’I just don’t know,’ Wright said. ’I’d have to see him when he’s in midseason form. You send a guy up there after a month layoff and you can’t get a handle on a guy. But as far as a lefty goes, he has a sneaky fastball. I thought he threw, for a lefty, an average to above-average fastball, an above-average changeup, and his slider was a little flat. But with a month off, who knows? Could be any number of reasons.’