The Dodgers will announce the signing of Hiroki Kuroda to a three-year, $35.2 million contract today.
In an previous report for the New York Post, Mark Hale wrote that the Mets had ‘legitimate interest’ in Kuroda, and even reached the ‘second round of bidding,’ but, ‘as it turned out,’ they were ‘not one of the four finalists.’
…as [...]

According to the Arizona Republic, the D’Backs have added dollars, not years, to their initial three-year, $27 million contract proposal to Japanese free-agent RHP Hiroki Kuroda.
…as i had been writing for a while now, the buzz around kuroda had been that he’ll seek around $45 million…i assume that’d be for four years, but maybe it’ll be over [...]

In today’s New York Post, Mark Hale writes that the Mets had ‘legitimate interest’ in free-agent Japanese RHP Hiroki Kuroda, and even reached the ‘second round of bidding,’ but, ‘as it turned out,’ they are ‘not one of the four finalists.’
…the buzz around kuroda has long been that while the Royals, Mets and Cubs may have interest, [...]

Mets GM Omar Minaya told reporters that he spent most of today talking with agents, as opposed to working on trades.
…frankly, i put very little stock in to what omar says in public, so this may or may not be true…nevertheless…
According to Kat O’Brien, at her blog for Newsday, the Mets and Yankees are [...]

According to MLB.com, free-agent Japanese RHP Hiroki Kuroda could sign with the first team to offer him a four-year deal.
Street writes that the Mariners, Mets, Dodgers and D’Backs are all offering him three years and $30 million.
According to a recent report from Yahoo! Japan, Kuroda is believed to be seeking a four-year, $45 million contract.

Earlier today, in [...]

In an article for the New York Post, citing ‘one person with knowledge of the team’s thinking,’ Mark Hale reports the Mets have legitimate interest  Japanese RHP Hiroku Kuroda, who is drawing interest from eight to 10 teams.
According to Hale, ‘the Mets advanced to Round 2 of the bidding process.’
The Mariners are also pursuing Kuroda, reports [...]

According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, the Mariners have all but removed themselves from the Johan Santana sweepstakes, and are now concentrating on signing Japanese RHP Hiroki Kuroda, offering a four-year deal worth $44 million.
More pertinent to the Mets, the Post Intelligencer also reports that the Mariners have interest in Baltimore LHP Erik Bedard, and [...]

According to the New York Post, while the Mets continue to have interest in trading for a front-end starting pitcher, they also have interest in free-agent Japanese RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Livan Hernandez and RHP Shawn Chacon, ‘who could start or relieve.’
By the way, the D’Backs offered salary arbitration to Hernandez, meaning any team who [...]

In ESPN.com’s Rumor Central, Jayson Stark reports that, instead of pursuing Johan Santana, the Dodgers have turned their attention to Hiroki Kuroda, Joe Blanton and Dan Haren.
…the heavy buzz from the west coast has long favored the Dodgers and D’Backs, when it comes haren and blanton – with names such as Carlos Quentin and Matt [...]

In a report from Yahoo! Japan, Japanese free-agent RHP Hiroki Kuroda met with the Mariners this past weekend, and is believed to be seeking a four-year, $45 million contract.
…thanks to MLB Trade Rumors for the link, and translation…
Mark Hale, in the New York Post, recently wrote that the Mets have had interest in Kuroda.
The following day in Newsday, David Lennon noted that [...]

Mark Hale of The Post reports the Mets are interested in Japanese RHP Hiroki Kuroda.
Hale obtained a scouting report from an American League official. He writes…
“[Kuroda's] fastball is “average to slightly above average” and that he has a “good forkball.” The official also said Kuroda “throws strikes and is a tough competitor.”
Recently, Jason A. Churchill [...]

Yesterday, Mark Hale of The Post reported the Mets, in an effort to bolster their starting pitching, are looking to the far east for help.
According to Hale, the Mets have their eye on Japanese RHP Hiroki Kuroda, who is 32-year old ace pitching for the Hiroshima Carp of the Japanese League.
Today, David Lennon of Newsday [...]

At Prospect Insider, Jason A. Churchill offers up a very detailed and complete scouting report on Japanese RHP Hiroki Kuroda, Koji Uehara, Kenshin Kawakami and Kazumi Saitoh, all of whom could find themselves signing with a MLB team this winter.
Regarding Kuruda, Churchill writes…

“Kuroda is the class of the three free agents and will get the most [...]

At MLB Trade Rumors, Tim Dierkes features a review of Japanese free agents OF Kosuke Fukudome, RHP Hiroki Kuroda and RHP Masahide Kobayashi, written by Bob Bavasi of the great JapanBall.com.
Regarding Kobayashi, Bavasi writes…
“He may be the best available reliever on the free agent market…During the recent playoffs in Japan, his manager, Bobby Valentine, noted [...]

At his blog for SNY, Ted Berg takes a closer look at Japanese pitchers RHP Koji Uehara, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Kenshin Kawakami, LHP Hitoki Iwase and RHP Masahide Kobayashi, all of whom could find their way to MLB this off-season.
Berg writes…

“As for Japanese free-agent pitchers, I’m ambivalent. A lot of people have written that the [...]