This is not new but was reading it after the news of Otani's surgery
What I would like to know about Otani is
A) Have the Phillies even sent anyone at the front office level to see him?
B) Have they even given any consideration to hiring the personnel it would require (a translator at minimum, possibly some kind of personal assistant or Japanese-speaking trainer) to sign Otani (and Darvish too for that matter).
While they are at it they should probably hire Morimoto as a consultant, both for clubhouse food and to give the players a tour of restaurants and markets.