Yuki Matsui is going to make his debut for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles during the team's first home series of the season this week, and he'd pretty much have to toss a shutout to match the hype.
No one knows how he'll do, and other than the novelty of it being his debut, it really doesn't matter, but expectations for the 18-year-old lefty are already through the roof.
The Eagles would be wise to try and keep things in perspective and not give Matsui too much to deal with too soon.