Looks like we're in for a busy offseason on the posting market. Here's the latest.
- Like last year, Seibu shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima will again ask his management to send him to MLB via the posting system this offseason. This year, Seibu is expected to grant his wish. Nikkan Sports keeps mentioning the Giants, Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Orioles as possibly interested teams, but it's not clear where that information is coming from.
- Yakult Swallows centerfielder Norichika Aoki has also petitioned his team to post him, according to Toshiyuki Tachimatsu of the Mainichi News.
- As of October 26, Chunichi lefty Wei-Yin Chen was 50/50 on moving to MLB, according to the Chunichi Shimbun.
- Nikkan Sports reports that Hiroshima has an offer out to Hiroki Kuroda. Kuroda commented: "I'm happy that they would evaluate my contributions like that. Naturally, I'm happy. A feeling that they really want to win came across. (Hiroshima's competitiveness this season) has come to a frustrating place, to a place where they are one step away... I'm very happy I got an offer from the Carp."
- A number of NPB teams have interest in Kei Igawa, among them Rakuten and Orix, who are both managed by men who managed Igawa with the Hanshin Tigers.
