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mlbtraderumors.com - 10/25/2009
Yusei Kikuchi To Stay In Japan
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Highly touted left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi has announced that he will stay in Japan after meeting with eight MLB teams and 12 NPB clubs, according to Kyodo News . Kikuchi chatted with the Red Sox, Dodgers, Rangers, Giants, Indians, Yankees, Mets and Mariners before opting not to make the ...
npbtracker.com - 10/24/2009
Kikuchi Sets Press Conference For 25th
— npbtracker.com — As I uh, tweeted earlier in the day, Yusei Kikuchi has scheduled a press conference for October... 25th at 11:00 am JST, just four days prior to the NPB draft. The most recent reports out of Japan suggest that Kikuchi is going to start his professional ... (more) Kikuchi Sets Press Conference For 25th

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npbtracker.com - 10/22/2009
Kikuchi to Announce Intentions Oct 24?
— npbtracker.com — The Yusei Kikuchi watch marches on. Multiple sources out of Japan are saying that the soonest we’ll... see a decision from the promising lefty is Oct 24 JST, and Sanspo quoted Hanamaki Higaashi baseball director Hiroyuki Sasuga as saying ... (more) Kikuchi to Announce Intentions Oct 24?

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npbtracker.com - 10/25/2009
NPB Tracker: Kikuchi Stays Home
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Kikuchi staying in Japan
River Avenue Blues — ... Highly touted Japanese lefty Yusei Kikuchi is staying in Japan, though the official announcement is still to come.  Kikuchi spoke to the Yankees at some point in the last week, as well as six other MLB clubs, before making his decision. The teenager is expected to be the first overall pick in the NPB draft later this week.  Ben went through all the trouble of ...

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npbtracker.com 10/14/2009 — Barring Junichi Tazawa, more has been written in the North American press about Yusei Kikuchi than perhaps any other amateur Japanese baseball player. And by the time he signs, I think Kikuchi will have surpassed Tazawa in ink. Most of what’s ...
Yusei Kikuchi To Meet With Seven MLB Teams
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/25/2009 — When I first joined the blog one of my 1st pieces was on Yusei Kikuchi. You can find that here. According to Kyodo News the lefty has decided to stay and pitch in Japan. As you know the Yankees, Mets and Sox were all interested in him. This now gives Aroldis Chapman the title of best free agent ...
Mets Interested In Yusei Kikuchi: Hype or Hope?
metsmerizedonline.com 10/15/2009 — Several sources are confirming that the Mets, along with several other teams, will be meeting with Japanese high school pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. The 18-year-old lefthander, who throws a fastball that has been clocked as high as 96 mph, is the latest sensation hailing from Japan, and some say ...
Will Yusei Kikuchi Choose MLB?
mlbtraderumors.com 10/1/2009 — Yusei Kikuchi may decide this week between Japanese baseball and MLB, according to Bobbie Dittmeier of MLB.com . As Dittmeier says, the hard-throwing 18-year-old southpaw would "become the first high school player to bypass Japan's draft and sign ...
Kikuchi press conference tomorrow..
metsfever.blogspot.com 10/24/2009 — Teenage Japanese pitching phenom Yusei Kikuchi has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow to announce his attentions. Kikuchi just completed a tour of American teams that are interested in his services, which included the Mets and is now making his decision just four days prior to the ...
Mariners are in pursuit of Japanese baseball prospect Yusei Kikuchi
seattletimes.nwsource.com 10/18/2009 — 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 ...
NLCS | Pedro Martinez has eyes on Yanks — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/25/2009
The current Phillies and former Red Sox starter wouldn't mind renewing acquaintances with New York in the World Series.
Ben Sheets planning to pitch in 2010 — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/25/2009
Sporting News staff reports After missing the entire 2009 season after offseason surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his pitching arm, right-hander Ben Sheets told MLB.com he plans ...
Padres to tab Hoyer as GM — Major League Baseball News 10/25/2009
Red Sox assistant general manager Jed Hoyer has been chosen the next general manager of the Padres, a club source told MLB.com on Saturday.
ALCS Game 6: Angels at Yankees (Lineups & Notes) — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 10/25/2009
LINEUPS YANKEES Derek Jeter, SS Johnny Damon, LF Mark Teixeira, 1B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Jorge Posada, C Hideki Matsui, DH Robinson Cano, 2B Nick Swisher, RF Melky Cabrera, CF ANGELS TBA Time: 8:20 p.m. ET TV: FOX  ...
The Boston Red Sox Face a Lot of Questions Heading into Next Season — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/25/2009
The Boston Red Sox are coming off a season where they won the AL Wild Card and 95 games, but there are more questions heading into the 2010 season than answers. The days of the "idiots" are long gone. At the moment, three positions have a ...