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trsullivan.mlblogs.com - 10/20/2009
Holland helps Rangers recruit Japanese star
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The Rangers have employed pitcher Derek Holland in their efforts to recruit Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. Kikuchi is an 18-year-old left-handed pitcher is apparently trying to avoid the Japanese Draft and come to the United States to pitch. Word is he is the equivalent of a late-first round ...
rangersblog.dallasnews.com - 10/23/2009
Will the Rangers ever land a big Japanese star?
— rangersblog.dallasnews.com — In their bid to become big-time players in the burgeoning international talent market, the Rangers are doing... everything they can to woo 18-year-old Yusei Kikuchi to bypass professional baseball in Japan, stiff-arm a dozen MLB clubs, and sign with ... (more) Will the Rangers ever land a big Japanese star?

Comments vote down Lone Star Ball found this 10/23/2009found this
JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER COULD JUMP TO MLB
bigleaguescrew.com - 10/22/2009
JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER COULD JUMP TO MLB
— bigleaguescrew.com — Yusei Kikuchi may end up being a Japenese baseball pioneer. The 18-year-old lefty could become the first... Japanese player to make the jump directly from high school to Major League Baseball. Up to this point, no Japanese ballplayers have forgone pro baseball in Japan for the United States. ... (more) JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER COULD JUMP TO MLB

Comments vote down BigLeagueScrew BigLeagueScrew posted 10/22/2009posted this
Mariners are in pursuit of Japanese baseball prospect Yusei Kikuchi
seattletimes.nwsource.com - 10/18/2009
Mariners are in pursuit of Japanese baseball prospect Yusei Kikuchi
— seattletimes.nwsource.com — If the 18-year-old pitcher signs with an MLB team, it could have ramifications for the sometimes tenuous... relationship between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball, which has already seen many of its star players, such as Ichiro, Hideki Matsui and ... (more) Mariners are in pursuit of Japanese baseball prospect ...

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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com:  Odds & Ends: Towers, Kikuchi, Marlins, Astros

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Odds & Ends: Towers, Kikuchi, Marlins, Astros
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... at this point, but other teams are intensifying their efforts to sign the Japanese teen. As MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan reports, Derek Holland is helping the Rangers pursue Kikuchi. ...

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