lonestarball.com - 11/24/2008
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Jeff Wilson says the Rangers may have made a strong offer for 22 year old RHP Junichi Tazawa, who is a free agent over in Japan:
The coach for Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa said the Rangers have offered the 22-year-old right-hander a multiyear contract that is more ...
boston.com - 11/25/2008
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boston.com —
Reports coming out of Japan indicate that the
Red Sox are the choice of coveted amateur pitcher
Junichi Tazawa, a 22-year-old righthander who idolizes Daisuke Matsuzaka.
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Reports: Tazawa will likely choose Sox
mlbtraderumors.com - 11/23/2008
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mlbtraderumors.com —
Patrick Newman at NPB Tracker is reporting that
Red Sox vice president of international scouting, Craig Shipley,
had formal negotiations with Junichi Tazawa , which resulted in a $6MM contract offer. No word yet on whether or not it's a Major League ...
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Red Sox Make Offer To Tazawa
weei.com - 11/25/2008
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weei.com —
Junichi Tazawa seems unlikely to inspire half of
New England to spend a day hitting the refresh
button on their browsers while tracking the progress of his flight to Boston. The amateur pitcher from Japan will not inspire the rock-star following that accompanied Daisuke Matsuzaka’s arrival ...
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Junichi Tazawa Gets Another Big Offer, Expects to Decide Soon
FanHouse —
... On the heels of the news that Red Sox had offered Junichi Tazawa a $6 million deal, word coming out of Tokyo today says that Tazawa has received another "lucrative" offer, this time from the Texas Rangers, and that the 22-year-old expects to decide on a Major League team soon. It's also reported that he's leaning towards the Red Sox (who wouldn't be?), though he's spoken with the Rangers, Braves, and Mariners as well. Of course, it was also reported that Rangers' GM Jon Daniels said he wouldn't meet with Tazawa, so who knows? ...
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startelegramsports.typepad.com 11/24/2008 — The coach for Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa said the Rangers have offered the 22-year-old right-hander a multiyear contract that is more financially lucrative than any other team has offered, according to this story. General manager Jon ...
Not So Fast, Boston: Rangers Make Offer to Tazawa
npbtracker.com 11/24/2008 — Just when it looked like the bidding war for Junichi Tazawa was going to end before it started, the Rangers stepped in and made things interesting. Texas director of Asia-Pacific scouting Jim Colborn met with Tazawa for nearly two hours, and ...
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bbtia.com 12/6/2008 — Q: If the Rangers get close to pulling off a big deal for an established star pitcher, who am I not including from the Rangers' long list of pitching prospects?
- KT
Goldstein: I don't believe any player is off-limits. I think that is a ...
LEAD: Baseball: Tazawa gets offer from Rangers, nearing decision+
breitbart.com 11/24/2008 — TOKYO, Nov. 24 (AP) - (Kyodo)(EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE INFO) Highly regarded Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa received a lucrative offer from the Texas Rangers on Monday and is expected to decide on his future shortly, his manager said. "Now ...
Rangers enter Tazawa sweepstakes
mlb.mlb.com 11/24/2008 — The Rangers are one of four teams that have made serious offers to Japanese free agent pitcher Junichi Tazawa, his manager told the Kyodo News in Japan.
Hideaki Okubo, manager of the Nippon Oil team that Tazawa pitches for, said the Braves, Red Sox and Mariners are also involved. Okubo said ...
Rumor mill: Moving on after Tazawa
rangersblog.dallasnews.com 11/25/2008 — We went through Junichi Tazawa mania here yesterday. Almost as soon as reports out of Japan said the Rangers made an offer to the right-handed pitcher, reports out of Japan were saying, never mind all that, he's going to sign...
Searching for Tazawa
rangersblog.dallasnews.com 11/24/2008 — The intertubes are full of Junichi Tazawa talk. I've spent much of the afternoon trying to track down some facts to go with the talk. Right now, the 22-year-old's fate seems to be a well-guarded secret of the Orient. The...
GM expects Young to be with Rangers | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/13/2009 — ARLINGTON -- The Rangers find themselves in a difficult situation with fewer than five weeks until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. Their most prominent player and team leader is quite unhappy about being asked to switch positions. ...
GM expects Young to be with Rangers | texasrangers.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/13/2009 — ARLINGTON -- The Rangers find themselves in a difficult situation with fewer than five weeks until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. Their most prominent player and team leader is quite unhappy about being asked to switch positions. ...
Sox and Rangers Play Let’s Make A Deal
soxanddawgs.com 11/29/2008 — The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers hooked up today for a trade but it didn’t solve any of the Sox catching issues instead they added yet another arm to the bullpen by acquiring 26-year old right hander Wes Littleton for future considerations. The return to Texas isn’t considered .
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Bleacher Report - MLB 11/25/2008
They've done it before. The White Sox and Rangers made a deal last year that saw pitchers Nick Massett and John Danks come to Chicago for Brandon McCarthy.
Could they do it again?
Very simple: the Chicago White Sox trade starter Javier Vazquez ...
