Anyone else feelin' this guy? I'd love to see him in a Padres uniform personally, and considering that the other option is letting him sign with one of our rivals, it's a chance to keep them from getting any better and vastly improve our own SS situation. I think the least we could do is put in a high bid and take our chances in signing him. Heck, could potentially even solve our leadoff problem as well, considering he hits for average and has some speed. Thoughts? Comments?

MLB Trade Rumors:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/11/japan-rumors-nishioka-kobayashi.html

Stats:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker&id=nishio002tsu

(Includes 2010 Stats):

http://www.japaneseballplayers.com/en/player.php?id=tnishioka