Yakult Signs Pitcher Rick Guttormson
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In 2004, Guttormson was 5-4 with 25 saves and a 3.29 ERA in 54 games for Double-A San Antonio in the Seattle Mariners' organization. In 2003 he was starting with Berkshire of the independent Northeast League (now the Canadian-American League).
Guttormson is on a one-year 30 million yen contract with Yakult that has performance incentives attached to it.