How sweet! A friend for Matsuzaka.Red Sox agreed to terms with LHP Hideki Okajima on a two-year contract.
No terms yet on the deal. Okajima, who turns 31 next month, had a 2.14 ERA and a 63/14 K/BB ratio in 54 2/3 innings last season and a 4.75 ERA with a 56/19 K/BB ratio in 53 innings in 2005. His velocity is fairly standard for a lefty reliever, but he has a quality curveball that should make him a fine reliever for at least his first few months in the U.S.