The Seibu Lions announced the acquisition Sunday of left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii, who has singed a two-year, 800 million yen deal with the Pacific League club after filing for free agency earlier this month. Ishii has agreed on the deal that includes a 100 million yen signing bonus plus performance incentives three days after turning down an offer from the Yakult Swallows of the Central League, who attempted in vain to keep the services of the 34-year-old. "Keeping my winning percentage over .500 is the minimum goal for me with the Lions and I'll try to help the team win crunch games we can't afford to lose," Ishii said. "I'm ready to devote myself to the Lions because it's possible that I would end my playing career with this team." Ishii accepted an offer from the Lions following a career that included 12 seasons with Yakult and four in the major leagues.
