DBacks Make Offer to Japanese Starter

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According to the Arizona Republic, the Diamondbacks' offer to Hiroki Kuroda is for $27 million over three years.
The newspaper suggests that the Mariners remain the favorites to land the Japanese right-hander and the Los Angeles Times reports that the Dodgers sent a three-man group including closer Takashi Saito to Japan to speak with him.

Scouts view him as a good #3 starter and some argued who was the better pitcher between him and Dice K. Former Japanese pitcher Shigetoshi Hasegawa works for Octagon, the U.S. agency representing Kuroda. Hasegawa enjoyed a strong relationship with D-backs manager Bob Melvin and pitching coach Bryan Price when the three were together with the Mariners in 2003 and '04 so this can help their chances.

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The Diamondbacks can have him. I wouldn't want another Kaz Ishii.