Not only could the Yankees be in a bidding war for the next hot Japanese pitcher with the Red Sox, but Tazawa could be the first Japanese player to skip NPB altogether.
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Junichi Tazawa is a 22-year-old righty who has never played a day of professional baseball, but is getting a lot of interest from teams including the Red Sox and the Yankees. Tazawa has pitched three years at the amateur level and has good comma...