Yanks have already expressed a strong interest in the 26 year old pitcher from Japan. Negotiating rights from the Seibu Lions will be bid on soon from what I understand. Good Luck in the bidding. I understand he throws from 90-96 mph and throws a slider and splitter with a very similar delivery. He looked very good in the WBC, he went 3-0 I believe. I have heard rumors he is a prime off-season target of the Yanks, but as the off-season started rather suddenly, this is still in flux. 
Jim
Not if I have anything to say about it! 
Didn’t we just tell you we wanted young pitching? You can never have too much pitching.
Bidding won’t start until November, after their All-Star game.
Don’t forget the gyroball.
There is proof he throws it: the slow-motion video of the home run Matsuzaka gave up in the WBC final shows that the pitch had gyroball rotation.
Rather than my Googling this, please fill me in on what a gyroball is and what gyroball rotation is. I have only heard the term once before.
I am most curious.
The gyroball is an almost-mythical pitch. The story goes that a couple of Japanese physicists determined that if thrown correctly, a baseball could be made to spiral like a rifle bullet and break away severely from right-handed batters.
It requires a special grip and throwing motion, and if not thrown correctly can get wild. Matsuzaka is known to throw it, and there’s inconclusive evidence that Greg Maddux throws them occasionally (although he denies it.) It’s virtually unhittable if thrown successfully.
Did someone say young pitching? I’ll take some young pitching.
Oh yeah…that’s right…we’re SWIMMING with young arms…hm.
A new Japanese one would be rather fun. Could come in and perform with no pressure. Could even come out of the pen. Yes…this sounds nice…