Unfortunate turns of phrase from the article:
"The commissioner of Japanese baseball came out and said, 'You will not draft Tadano."
Well, if he really did "come out", this shouldn't be an issue.
Outfielder Grady Sizemore said Tadano's speech last year was well received in the clubhouse.
"You could tell he was nervous," said Sizemore, a top prospect who lived with Tadano this winter. . . He's a great guy and a great pitcher."
Note to Grady -- You may want to rephrase this, as it makes you sound like a "catcher". NTTAWWT
