From seattlepi.com:

Kuroda, 32, who has a 96 mph fastball and a power slider, has won 40 games during the past three years in Japan while averaging 193 innings per 135-game season.

Seattle isn't alone in pursuing Kuroda. The Rangers, Dodgers, Cubs, Phillies and Yankees are all thought to have an interest in the right-hander, who could have come to the U.S. last year but signed a four-year contract with Hiroshima.

Via Steve.