Indians Sign Masahide Kobayashi

The Indians dipped in to Japan to pick up the reliever. It's a two year deal with an option. No other terms have been announced. The 33 year old will have a physical in the next day or two to have the deal officially signed. The Braves and Mariners had interest. Kobayashi has said that he would prefer to close, but would be a reliever if that was what the team wanted.