Meant to say taking risks with players like Tazawa and not buying into the motion that Igawa’s a flop so I won’t sign Tazawa. On overload from copying and typing.

Tazawa is no Igawa. He may or may not pan out but he isn’t half the cost Igawa was and at the price its stupid to pass up the opportunity to see how Tazawa does. Plus, its not like there rushing him to the majors. It looks like if he signs will start out in Portland then work up the ladder allowing him to develop.

Also if I remember right there’s a fellow Japanese native with Portland in Matsuo unless they move him up to AAA, but it probably be smart to keep him at Portland for a while to help the transistion for Tazawa.

Finally if like you and we say forget it on signing Tazawa because Igawa was a flop how are we ever to find a winning team? Part of building a winning team is taking risks with players like Tazawa and not buying into the motion that Igawa’s a flop so I won’t sign Igawa. Thank goodness the Boston front office isn’t as illogical as you.

Also its illogical at the moment to project how Tazawa will do in the big leagues without first seeing how he peforms on the Minor League level, but if it was up to you we wouldn’t find out because gasp again, Igawa was a flop so lets not sign Tazawa. I mean the kid was only a projected first round pick in NPB, do I think he will be first round MLB draft material, I dont know, but I think there’s potential for him to help Boston. Though we will never find out if we all act like you and don’t sign him.