Word on the street is that Kenshin Kawakami is nearing a deal with the Braves. For his part, Kenshin is staying quiet. Nikkan Sports has this comment from the pitcher: "Basically I can't say anything. In the end it is me that will decide, but I don't want to disrupt the people who are negotiating."
While we wait for a resolution, let's enjoy this footage from Kawakami's last regular season appearance in 2008, a start in which he held the Yokohama BayStars scoreless over six innings. (English box score courtesty of JapaneseBaseball.com).
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uxmQqa9ARU&eurl=http://www.npbtracker.com/2009/01/kawakami-stays-quiet/&feature=player_embedded]
To go with that, here's a highlight reel spanning the course of Kawakami's career, and the last out of his 2002 no-hitter.
