currently active in NPB, but Cepeda will be the first Cuban non-defector to play in Japan since an over-the-hillOmar Linares from 2002-2004. If a DeNA is able to conclude a deal with Gourriel, it’s tempting to think that Cuba could become a new, much-needed talent stream for ...
the 6-foot, 250-lb slugger was rumored to go first overall in the upcoming NPB draft thanks to his patient batting eye -- drawing over two walks for each strikeout -- and light tower power. Sasaki hammered 140 home runs in his high school career, obliterating the record...
but hasmore breaking stuffand generates a few more whiffs. Kaneko is eligible for domestic, NPB-only free agency after the 2014 season, and there are already rumors that Yomiuri is going to go after him. If he wants to play in MLB it likely wouldn’t be until 2016 at the soonest....