After winning the Japan Series two seasons ago, Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai said he wanted to start looking for the successors to his current stars.
He's gotten off to a good start this spring.
The Yomiuri Giants got a small taste of the Dragons' future on Wednesday when Chunichi rookie Yusuke Matsui went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs to lift the Dragons to an 8-0 victory in an exhibition game.