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*Peter Griffin "Road House" parody voice* Mailbag.
The Reds were there because they now have scouts in Asia, and you always scout guys like Shohei Otana, the two-way Japanese phenom. I'd guess it's more just doing due diligence than anything else, and I'll tell you why.