Rangers after Tazawa
lonestarball.com 11/24/2008 — 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 ...
Junichi Tazawa Gets Another Big Offer, Expects to Decide Soon
mlb.fanhouse.com 11/24/2008 — 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.
The trouble with Tazawa
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/25/2008 — The Red Sox, based on some reports, are close to signing Junichi Tazawa of Japan. He’s a 22-year-old Japanese amateur player who has a chance to be pretty good depending on the scout you ask. Others think he doesn’t throw hard enough.
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Red Sox Make Offer to Japanese Righty Tazawa
sportsagentblog.com 11/25/2008 — The Boston Red Sox, one of the top clubs when it comes to recruiting overseas talent, appears to be at it again. The BoSox have reportedly offered a contract to Japanese right-handed pitcher Junichi Tazawa, who pitched for the Nippon Oil team in Japan’s Industrial League.
Tazawa Signing End To Pro Ball In Japan?
aneditorsrant.blogspot.com 11/26/2008 — The Editor-In-Chief of FenwayNation.com discusses how the Red Sox signing of Junichi Tazawa may spell the end of professional baseball in Japan. Should fans care?
Thanksgiving Eve...a Rangers primer
trsullivan.mlblogs.com 11/28/2008 — What we've learned so far this winter
* The Rangers are accepting the fact that Junichi Tazawa is likely to sign with the Boston Red Sox. An announcement is expected after Thanksgiving.
* The Rangers pursuit of Tazawa shows they are still more ...
Sox, Tazawa have deal in place
boston.com 12/1/2008 — While the free agent market continued to move at a snail's pace, a baseball source confirmed today that the Sox have reached agreement with Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa pending the outcome of a physical exam this week. According to the...
Report: Japanese pitcher agrees to sign with Red Sox
soxblog.projo.com 12/1/2008 — It's being reported that the Red Sox have agreed on a three-year deal with Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa.
The Boston Globe's Tony Massarotti is reporting the Red Sox will make the announcement official this week that they have signed the ...
A Tale of Three Signings — Tawaza, Darvish and Kevin Mench
eastwindupchronicle.com 12/2/2008 — The Junichi Tazawa saga finally ended this week and first and foremost I’d like to wish him the best. He’s a trailblazer in a sense and I give the Red Sox credit for investing heavily in Japanese and Asian baseball. They’re going to ...
Follow Up: BoSox Sign Tazawa
sportsagentblog.com 12/2/2008 — The Boston Red Sox and Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa have come to terms on a 3-year deal worth about $3 million. Although not officially announced, the completion of a physical is the only hurdle left in the team’s way.
The Future of Major League Baseball, Far-East Talent Pool
sportsagentblog.com 12/2/2008 — With the recent report coming out of Boston that the Red Sox have agreed to a three year deal, worth about $3 million with Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa, is it finally time to start paying closer attention to the impact of Asian-born players on America’s pastime?
Japanese Links —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
A few links today involving Japanese players...
ESPN's Keith Law says signing Junichi Tazawa was a "no-brainer" for the Red Sox. Law figures Tazawa will start in Double A and could reach the Majors in '09.
Aaron Shinsano of East Windup Chronicle respectfully disagrees; he ...
Tazawa Explained —
YankeesRedSox.com
Tony Massarotti, now with Boston.com, has a good handle on the expected Red Sox signing of Junichi Tazawa. It is being reported that Tazawa is going to sign a 3-year, $3 million Major League contract with Boston sometime this week, most likely once he's gone through a team physical. The ...
Not Quite Official —
baseballmusings.com
Tony Massarotti reports the Red Sox and Junichi Tazawa agreed to a three-year, $3 million contract. Though Tazawa was courted by several teams and offered more money by at least one - the Texas Rangers - the pitcher reportedly was...
Junichi Tazawa Signed by Boston Red Sox —
Knuckle Curve
According to numerous reports, Junichi Tazawa is about to be signed by the Boston Red Sox. The contract Tazawa, who is a pitcher out of Japan, will sign is unknown at this time.
Tazawa is an interesting story because the 22-year-old decided to bypass the regular Japan league draft to come to ...
The Saga of Junichi Tazawa —
RotoRob
Whether he’s the next Daisuke Matszuka or Hideki “Fat Toad” Irabu, Junichi Tazawa is bringing his share of controversy to the majors. (AP photo)
Back in an article in early September we advised the world of the impending free agency of Junichi Tazawa , the starting ...
Odds And Ends: Tazawa, Hoffman, Halladay —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Links for Saturday...
Junichi Tazawa is expected to announce early next week that he will sign with the Red Sox. He turned down offers from the Rangers, Mariners and Braves. The Padres recently offered to talk with Trevor Hoffman , but he hasn't responded. Robert MacLeod talked to Blue ...
Scratch Tazawa off the list.. —
MVN RSS
I guess Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa is off the Braves radar. According to this report by the Associated Press , Tazawa contacted the Braves on Friday to say “Thanks, but no thanks”. From all the other reports I’ve read it looks like he’s going to sign a deal with the ...
Japanese Import —
Fantasy Baseball Through The Eyes of a Gaijin
It appears that the Boston Red Sox have signed a third Japanese pitcher to their team, Junichi Tazawa, in addition to Daisuke and Okajima. If reports are correct, the Red Sox will be paying Junichi around $6million over 3 years. For all you fantasy owners who love jumping on new players from ...
Breaking: Red Sox Sign Junichi Tazawa —
InGameNow
Great news for Red Sox fans:
The Red Sox, Hideki Okajima and Daisuke Matsuzaka can welcome another young, Japanese pitching sensation: Junicihi Tazawa .
The Daisuke Matsuzaka deal was much discussed (oft critized) because the Red Sox paid a monstrous premium for the rights to acquire ...
Boston Signs Junichi Tazawa? —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa appears close to signing with the Boston Red Sox, reports Chad Finn at the Boston Globe . The offer for the 22-year old is reportedly a three-year, major league deal nearing $6MM, putting Tazawa on the 40-man roster.
Tazawa has officially declined ...
Junichi Tazawa Reportedly Settles on Red Sox —
FanHouse
by Andrew Johnson As if you needed more proof that the Red Sox have become the dominant major league team in the Far East, Boston appears poised to acquire another Japanese pitcher in the wake of the successful transition of Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima to the United States. According ...
Reports Indicate Tazawa Has Agreed To Contract With Red Sox —
Japan’s top amateur pitcher, Junichi Tazawa, is a 22-year-old righthander who idolizes Daisuke Matsuzaka… and, according to published reports, his affection for Dice-K has led him to agree to a three-year contract with the Red Sox.
Sankei Sports is reporting that Tazawa told an ...
Report: Red Sox land Japanese pitcher Tazawa —
Projo Sox Blog
Redsox.com, quoting two Japanese newspapers, is reporting the Red Sox have won the battle for prized right-hander Junichi Tazawa :
According to . . . [the] Mainichi Daily News and Nikkan Sports . . . Tazawa will reveal by the beginning of next week that he has chosen the Red Sox over the ...
Random News —
Vent About Sports
Florida football coach Urban Meyer's daughter Nicki is going to Georgia Tech to play volleyball. Brian Urlacher likes to paint his kids toenails blue and make him wear cinderella diapers. Arod is celebrating Thanksgiving with Madonna and her kids instead of his own. Junichi Tazawa has ...
Tigers pass on Junichi Tazawa —
The Detroit Tiger Weblog
I n an effort to maintain the relationships in the Pacific Rim that the organization has been cultivating recently, they are going to pass on Junichi Tazawa. Tazawa is the amateur Japanese player who is going to skip the Japanese professional leagues and try and jump right to the US.
Tazawa ...
Offseason update: The latest on the Sox —
Projo Sox Blog
BY DAN BARBARISI
Journal Sports Writer
A quick look at where the Red Sox stand at this point of the offseason:
Junichi Tazawa
The Red Sox may be close to signing Japanese righty Junichi Tazawa, perhaps the most highly touted Japanese player available this year.
Numerous sources have ...
Sox Blog Notes: Tazawa, Lugo, Teixeira, Ortiz —
The Bottom Line
Chad Finn at Extra Bases and John Beattie at NESN say that Japanese starter Junichi Tazawa has seen a handful of offers from major league clubs, but still prefers to sign with the Red Sox and hopes to make a decision very soon.
"I appreciate that I have been highly rated by the teams. I want ...
M’s in on Tazawa bidding —
U.S.S. Mariner
If you were hoping the M’s might shore up the rotation by signing Junichi Tazawa, check this out. MLB.com :
Hideaki Okubo, manager of the Nippon Oil team that Tazawa pitches for, said the Braves, Red Sox and Mariners are also involved. Okubo said the Rangers have made the largest offer ...
Tazawa set to choose Red Sox —
Major League Baseball News
The Red Sox appear poised to add to their recent track record of landing Japanese pitchers, as right-hander Junichi Tazawa has reportedly decided to join the franchise that already has Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima.
Mike Plugh: The impact of Junichi Tazawa —
SI.com - MLB
Baseball's expanding international reach, combined with the premium on young arms at the major league level, has resulted in the most talked about Japanese prospect since Daisuke Matsuzaka was at the middle of a bidding war between the Yankees and the ...
