rangersblog.dallasnews.com - 10/23/2009
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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 Texas....
trsullivan.mlblogs.com - 10/20/2009
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trsullivan.mlblogs.com —
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 ...
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Holland helps Rangers recruit Japanese star
tireball.com - 10/20/2009
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tireball.com —
Jason Wilson of the Dallas Morning News has
reported that the Texas Rangers sent Derek Holland to...
Japan to meet with Yusei Kikuchi. The Rangers are one of about six teams thus far to express interest in the 18-year-old. Kikuchi is considering whether to bypass the Nippon Professional Baseball draft
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Rangers waste time, send Holland to Japan
massholesports.com - 10/26/2009
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massholesports.com —
Yusei Kikuchi, the highly regarded Japanese phenom with
whom the Red Sox met on Monday, has decided...
to remain in Japan rather than pursue a career in the U.S. Maybe Theo needs to re-watch The Godfather and re-learn the art of “making an offer he cant refuse.” He’s starting to look a lot more like..
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Japanese Phenom Yusei Kikuchi Is Going To Stay In Japan
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Lone Star Ball —
... Evan Grant talks about the Rangers' efforts in Japan, and wonders whether their pursuit of top Japanese players will ever bear fruit... ...
Japanese prospect Kikuchi to announce decision
Circling The Bases —
... , including the Dodgers, Red Sox, Rangers, Giants, Mariners, Mets, Yankees and Indians. The Rangers have pushed hard to sign Kikuchi, even sending Derek Holland to Japan as part of their pitch . The Nippon Professional Baseball draft is five days away, of which Kikuchi is expected to be the No. 1 selection. The teenage southpaw threw a 96 MPH fastball during the National High School Invitational in April, the fastest pitch ever thrown by a left-hander since the radar gun was introduced in national high school tournaments in 1980. If Kikuchi decides to bypass the NPB draft, he ...
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fenwaywest.com 10/15/2009 — Last year they were able to land Junichi Tazawa and now they are after 18 year old Yusei Kikuchi. The young Japanese pitcher is thinking about not playing in Japan and becoming a free agent for MLB. Here's what NPB Tracker had to say about him:
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