Rakuten Eagles also interested in Kei Igawa
by Gen on Nov.05, 2011 @ 7:08 am, under NPB
Sanspo is reporting that the Rakuten Eagles may also be interested in 32-year-old Kei Igawa, should he decide to return to Japan next year.
"Igawa? We've been looking into him for a while," said Senichi Hoshino. "He can probably throw close to 200 innings a year. There's a chance he could return to Japan to reporters."
Hoshino then added, "Igawa won't make any moves [back to Japan until at least] March. I'm sure there's a chance he could get an invite [to spring training by an MLB team] as well. He'll be in the US [until he's exhausted his options]."
Regarding the Hanshin Tigers' and Orix Buffaloes' interest in the lefty, Hoshino said, "Well, I'm sure he won't go to those two teams."
