Baseball Insider Archive: Japan

Japanese High Schooler Could Start a Revolution

Both the $15 million contract for Stephen Strasburg and the future draft eligibility of Bryce Harper may have only a fraction of the lasting Major League impact of another move, should young Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi decide to come directly to MLB.

By Cameron Smith  |  August 24, 2009; 1:15 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Japan  | Tags: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japan, Koshien Tournament, Yu Darvish, Yusei Kikuchi, draft  
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