Yankees fans will remember Hiroyuki Nakajima. He’s the Japanese infielder who, last year, was posted by the Seibu Lions and whose negotiation rights were won by the Yankees. The team and player couldn’t come to an agreement, however, so Nakajima returned to the NPB and Seibu. He had a good year too, hitting .311/.382/.451 with 13 home runs, 74 RBI and seven stolen bases.
But now he’s an unrestricted free agent and he’s looking to come to Major League Baseball once again. Patrick Newman reports:Hiroyuki Nakajima is already in the States and negotiating with the D-Backs. Seems like a plausible destination for him nikkansports.com/baseball/news/…
— Patrick Newman (@npbtracker) November 20, 2012
Last year when the Yankees were taking to him, the go-to comp was Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Which isn’t the most inspiring thing in the world. But man, there is no way this guy can be that bad. No one can, right?
