Fukudome Receives Two Offers From Chunichi Dragons
2007/11/fukudome-rece-1.htmlIn fact, he recently received two offers from his current team, the Chunichi Dragons… One was a one-year deal, and the other a multiyear deal
Profiling More Japanese Pitchers
2007/11/profiling-more.htmlGiven the dearth of quality left-handed pitching, a team in need of a left-handed relief specialist might take a gamble…… showad(); 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.
Hitoki Iwase May Stay In Japan
2007/11/hitoki-iwase-ma.htmlCloser Hitoki Iwase has received two offers (link in Japanese) from his team the Chunichi Dragons… The other is a four-year, $16MM offer - which would be the biggest contract in franchise history.
Fukudome Undecided, Iwase Staying In Japan
2007/11/fukudome-undeci.htmlThe Chunichi Dragons are not expected to modify their offer… He's listening to offers from both Japanese and MLB teams - he's still undecided
Fukudome Receives Another Offer
2007/11/fukudome-receiv.htmlMLBTR readers know that Kosuke Fukudome already received two offers from his former team, the Chunichi Dragons…
Rangers Rumors
2007/11/rangers-rumor-5.htmlAdd the Rangers to the Cubs, the Phillies, the Yomiuri Giants and his former team, the Chunichi Dragons. … They won't go five years at $75 million for Rowand like they did Hunter, and are concerned with Jones's 2007 drop-off.
Kosuke Fukudome Update
2007/11/kosuke-fukudome.htmlI'm assuming that means Fukudome's former team, the Chunichi Dragons, is also out of the running…
Kenshin Kawakami Prefers Red Sox?
2008/05/kenshin-kawakam.htmlHere's what they wrote: Kenshin Kawakami - Japan's highest paid starter for the champion Chunichi Dragons (he made around $3MM)…… He was 12-8 with a 3.55 ERA in 2007, but the K/BB ratio was an appealing 6.3 in 167 2/3…
Fukudome Is Just A Rookie
2008/10/fukudome-is-jus.htmlHe isn't going to go back quietly and resume his career with the Chunichi Dragons, walking away from his deal with the Cubs. … As evidence, scapegoat-du-jour Kosuke Fukudome has 3 years, $38MM left on his contract.
Odds and Ends: Iwase, Martin, Manny
2008/10/odds-and-ends-i.htmlJapanese reliever Hitoki Iwase will receive a multiyear offer from the Chunichi Dragons… Richard Justice describes the bad blood between former Astros GM Gerry Hunsicker and owner Drayton McLane.
Iwase To Stay In Japan?
2008/10/iwase-to-stay-i.htmlPatrick Newman at NPB Tracker has several reports stating that Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase will decline free agency and…… Iwase, a 34 year-old southpaw, would've been the best reliever coming over from Japan
Orioles In “Serious Contention” For Kawakami
2008/12/orioles-in-seri.htmlKawakami, 33, posted a 2.30 ERA and 4.48 K/BB ratio in 117.3 innings this year for the Chunichi Dragons… What kind of contract does Kawakami want? The best we have is that "some teams fear" he wants to match Hiroki Kuroda's three-year, $35.3MM deal.
Blue Jays Sign Shigeki Noguchi
2009/02/blue-jays-sign.htmlNoguchi won the 1999 MVP as a member of the Chunichi Dragons, but has fallen off considerably since winning 19 games that year.
Odds & Ends: Chen, Mets, White Sox
2009/09/odds-ends-3-9.htmlPatrick Newman of NPB Tracker passes along a report about MLB teams, the Cubs included, watching Chunichi Dragons pitcher Wei-Yin Chen's last…… An action-packed set of links for Wednesday...
Multiple Japanese Teams Interested In Kawakami
2010/10/multiple-japanese-teams-interested-in-kawakami.htmlThe 35-year-old played for the Chunichi Dragons prior to signing with the Braves. … But there may be an even more attractive Japanese suitor making a play for the Atlanta right-hander.
Braves Outright Kenshin Kawakami To Double-A
2010/11/braves-outright-kenshin-kawakami-to-double-a.htmlKawakami signed a three-year deal worth $23MM in January 2009 after spending more than a decade with the Chunichi Dragons. … 9:01am: The Braves have outrighted Kenshin Kawakami to Double-A Mississippi, reports MLB.com's Mark Bowman.
D’Backs Sell Ryal To Yomiuri Giants
2010/12/dbacks-sell-ryal-to-yomiuri-giants.htmlRyal’s father, Mark, spent two seasons with the Chunichi Dragons, according to the D’Backs press release. … In parts of five minor league seasons, the 27-year-old has a .287/.346/.475 line.
Indians Acquire Kosuke Fukudome
2011/07/indians-acquire-kosuke-fukudome.htmlFukudome signed a four-year, $48MM free agent deal with the Cubs in December of '07 after spending his career in Japan with the Chunichi Dragons. … The Cubs' first-ever Japanese player is heading to Cleveland.
Rosenthal On Oswalt, Giants, Kuroda, Chen
2011/11/rosenthal-on-oswalt-giants-kuroda-chen.htmlWei-Yin Chen of the Chunichi Dragons is a likely free agent, writes Rosenthal.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Wei-Yin Chen
2011/11/free-agent-stock-watch-wei-yin-chen.htmlChen will likely be coming to MLB from Japan's Chunichi Dragons as a 26-year-old free agent. … Southpaw Wei-Yin Chen belongs somewhere in our top 50 free agents list, perhaps in the 20s.
GM Meetings Preview
2011/11/gm-meetings.htmlThe Chunichi Dragons are up 2-0 in the Nippon Series over the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks. … MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith will be reporting from Milwaukee Tuesday and Wednesday.
AL East Notes: Jurrjens, Chen, Longoria, Yankees
2011/12/al-east-notes-jurrjens-chen-longoria-yankees.htmlThe Orioles are still interested in Chunichi Dragons left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, reports Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com, and the team has…… The Red Sox are not in on Jair Jurrjens, but the Orioles, Blue Jays, Rockies and Tigers remain in on the Braves right-hander, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter).
Orioles Close To Deal With Wei-Yin Chen
2012/01/orioles-close-to-deal-with-wei-yin-chen.htmlAs a foreign player in Nippon Professional Baseball, Chen had free agency negotiated into his contract with the Chunichi Dragons. … The Orioles are close to a multiyear deal with Taiwanese lefty Wei-Yin Chen, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
Orioles Sign Wei-Yin Chen
2012/01/orioles-to-sign-wei-yin-chen.htmlAs a Taiwanese player in Nippon Professional Baseball, Chen had free agency negotiated into his contract with the Chunichi Dragons. … The Orioles reached an agreement with lefty Wei-Yin Chen on a three-year deal worth less than $12MM, tweets Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun.
Japan Notes: Penny, Kawakami
2012/01/japan-notes-penny-kawakami.htmlMultiple reports out of Japan say Kenshin Kawakami is close to signing a one-year deal with the Chunichi Dragons (passed…… Kawakami starred for Chunichi in the first 11 years of his pro career before signing a three-year, $23MM deal with…