Jon Heyman is reporting that Yusei Kikuchi has made his choice, and it’s not the San Francisco Giants:
The Mariners have some extra appeal in the Japanese market. They have been the home for several Japanese players include Ichiro Suzuki, Kazuhiro Sasaki, and Hisashi Iwakuma.
The San Francisco Giants were rumored to be interested in Kikuchi. They even did their homework on him. How studious.
However, despite being a good student, the Giants did not get that final rose from Kikuchi. This is seemingly the first missed target of the Farhan Zaidi era.