From Fantasy Baseball Cafe 2005 http://www.fantasybaseballcafe.com/

As any frequent flyer knows, sometimes it takes a bit longer to reach
your destination than originally planned. In Norihiro Nakamura's
case, his plans to travel from Japan to North America were delayed by
a mere two years…

Flashback to late 2002: Nakamura, coming off an excellent campaign in
which he hit a league-leading 42 home runs and racked up 115 RBI in
140 games for Orix of Japan's Pacific League, seemed set to cross the
Pacific and join the Mets as their starting third baseman for the
2003 season. But something happened on the way to Shea, and amid much
scratching of heads and laying of blame, the star 3B decided to
return to Japan, seemingly ending his dream of playing in the major
leagues.

Now, however, it looks as if Nakamura will be taking his act to the
majors after all. The Orix Buffaloes have agree to make the thirteen-
year veteran available via the posting system, which gives major
league franchises the opportunity to submit sealed bids for the right
to negotiate with a player. And there should be several teams
interested in acquiring an experienced, crafty third sacker to
strengthen their infields.

Will Nakamura be worth the wait for fantasy owners? His stock has
certainly fallen since his flirtation with the Mets. Nakamura battled
injuries in both of the last two seasons, and his home run totals
have dropped from a high of 46 in 2001 to just 23 and 19,
respectively, in those two campaigns, with a corresponding drop in
OPS from 1.064 to .858 over that span. At 31, he should still have
quite a bit left in the tank, however, if he can just avoid the
injury bug.

Clearly, you shouldn't pencil Norihiro Nakamura in as your fantasy
starter this year, particularly since he hasn't put his name to a
major league contract yet (something owners burned by his withdrawal
from the Mets two years ago can no doubt relate to). His upside is
intriguing, however, and adding him to your bench is worth
considering. And since his posting has gone largely unnoticed on this
side of the Pacific, if you want to take a flyer on Nakamura, you
should currently be able to get him for the bargain price of $1 in
auctions, or with a last-round pick in serpentine drafts.