According to WEEI:
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.
If you don’t know who Yusei Kikuchi is, he is a left handed Japanese pitching prospect who just graduated from high school and throws in the mid 90s.
How is it that Theo Epstein has no problem throwing money at the likes of JD Drew, Dice K, Julio Lugo, etc yet he cant strike a deal with Yusei Kikuchi.
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 Fredo Corleone than Michael Corleone.
GO BACK TO MASSHOLE SPORTS HOMEPAGE
