Should MLB teams value Japanese players differently after disappointments of Dice-K, others?

June 22, 2011
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Should MLB teams value Japanese players differently after disappointments of Dice-K, others?
When America got its first look at Hideo Nomo’s contortionist act in1995, it set off a frenzy that changed Major League Baseball. After the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher posted a 2.54 ERA and a league-leading 236 strikeouts to win the Rookie of the Year award and finish fourth in Cy Young voting, a race ensued among franchises to discover other baseball treasures across the Pacific Ocean in Japan …
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