There has been a distinct lack of Reds news during these cold, dark winter months, but this one raised an eyebrow. There’s a piece by Barry Bloom over at MLB.com about the 44-year-old Ichiro Suzuki and his potential return to Japan. Evidently, his agent, John Boggs, is holding out hope that he’ll still get an offer to play in America in 2018. Buried near the end is this nugget:
Boggs said he will continue to make the rounds until he gets a bite.
“They know he’s out there,” Boggs said. “There was some hope with the Mets, and they signed Jay Bruce.