Report: Red Sox Close to Signing Japanese Pitcher Itsuki Shoda
It sounds like Theo Epstein is still trying to make moves this offseason.
According to MLB.com, the Red Sox are close to signing left-handed Japanese pitcher Itsuki Shoda.
The 29-year-old southpaw is a curveball specialist and last season in Taiwan had a 11-5 record with a 2.81 ERA and 116 strikeouts. He won the Pacific League's Rookie of the Year in 2002 with a 9-11 record and 3.45 ERA.
Shoda would join a Red Sox system with plenty of Japanese ties in Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima and Junichi Tazawa.
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