i know that some players go to japan from the bigs and do better.. and some go from japan to the bigs and do worse.... however, some go from japan to have a lot of sucess here... he did have a break out year in 2004... a good year in 2003... and hit some what decent/OK at other times
i think this is what might intrest us:
"In his eight-year career with the Fukuoka-based Pacific League
club, he hit .271 with 149 homers, 507 RBIs and 159 stolen bases in
894 games. He won the PL stolen base title in 2001 and 2003 and is
also a four-time All-Star."
id be intrested to see/hear more about him and why his production has been up in the last 2 years. no way do i see the sox or any other team offering him something like kaz matsui got