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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Chunichi seems to have a lot of problems when re-signing guys lately. Koji Uehara happily signed a 4-oku contract with the Giants while Hitoki Iwase shrugged off an even bigger contract, despite the fact that Uehara is an ace who eats up many more innings.
Kenshin Kawakami recently turned down a deal from the Dragons. His explanation to the press as to why he turned it down was, "I'm not doing volunteer work here."