The Boston Red Sox mad a big move this offseason in paying a huge price to bring Masataka Yoshida to the major leagues from Japan.
It has worked out perhaps even better than expected.
The Red Sox signed Yoshida to a five-year, $90 million contract, and when combined with the $15.4 million posting fee it was more than a $100 million investment.
For that price the Red Sox needed to get a star.
They got one.
Not only has Yoshida been off to a great start in reshaping the Red Sox lineup, he is doing things to start his career that almost no other player in baseball history has done.