It’s one of the world’s worst kept secrets that the Washington Nationals are hunting for a rotation upgrade. We take a look at whether Yusei Kikuchi could be a name to look out for for the team this winter.
The Japan Time confirmed that the Seibu Lions will post Japanese left-handed starter in early December. After he is posted, major league teams have 30 days to make him an offer, then if he accepts, the Lions get a fee corresponds to the contract value as compensation.
While the Nationals have never usually been in on Japanese players who come over such as Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka, they never really needed starting pitching in those situations as they do now after a poor season for the rotation.