It was been an interesting several months for Hideki Okajima. The Red Sox decided to let him walk into free agency after a not great 2010 season, so surely he would have been signed for a low-cost deal by another team, right? Wrong. Then a month or two into the off-season, the Red Sox decided that Okajima could provide some much-needed left-handed relief depth in the organization and signed the Japanese lefty to a 1-year deal at $1.75 million, $1 million less than 2010. Oki appeared to have a straight line to the majors, but was placed in AAA Pawtucket to begin 2011. After a Matt Albers injury, an awful start by Dennys Reyes (3 earned runs in 1.2 innings), and a less than stellar few outings from Felix Doubront (2 earned runs in 2.2 innings), Oki was called-up to the bigs. He got his 1st and only appearance so far on Tuesday and allowed 3 earned runs on 2 hits in 0.2 innings. Given all of the history, how long do you think Oki will last in the majors this season?
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