This is a site about Pro Yakyu (Japanese Baseball), not about who the next player to go over to MLB is. It's a community of Pro Yakyu fans who have come together to share their knowledge and opinions with the world. It's a place to follow teams and individuals playing baseball in Japan (and Asia), and to learn about Japanese (and Asian) culture through baseball.
It is my sincere hope that once you learn a bit about what we're about here that you will join the community of contributors.
Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Ishii has voiced his intention to sign with a team that will use him in the starting rotation, either NPB or the major leagues. Tagiku said "We're ready to open talks with Ishii. I'll leave it up to Furuta."
The Mets declined Ishii's 2006 option on November 15th, making Ishii a free agent. Ishii went 3-9 with a 5.04 ERA last year with the Mets. During his MLB career he had a 39-34 career record with a 4.44 ERA with the Dodgers and Mets. In his earlier NPB career, Ishii had a career 78-46 record with a 3.48 ERA and 1,277 strikeouts over 10 seasons.
[Japan Ball Article] [NPB Player Page] [Baseball-Reference Player Page]