[Lefty Noob]

According to a recent report by the Boston Herald, "The Red Sox’ pursuit of Daisuke Matsuzaka is not finished but if and when he signs, the Japanese right-hander will have a countryman to keep him company in the clubhouse: Hideki Okajima. According to a source, the Sox are expected to announce soon that they have signed the left-handed reliever, who will turn 31 on Christmas."

I've heard that Okajima would work in a set-up role. Good idea?

[azrael492]

Did they have to pay for the rights to talk to this guy too?? They would be paying alot just to talk.

It will help in the signing of Matsuzaka. It will give him somebody to talk too and room with. It will make him less of an outsider.

[EmpireWF]

I don't think he's been posted...the system of bidding for negotiation rights. He's just a free-agent...I think.

Nobody knows how these guys will produce in the States so as long as they're not counting on them to be MVPs...it could be a good signing.