The general manager of the Seibu Lions denied Thursday that the club is poised to part with hard-throwing lefty Yusei Kikuchi this autumn.Lions GM Haruhiko Suzuki responded brusquely to speculation on MLB.com that Kikuchi may be made available to major league teams through the posting system after this season."There is no promise (to post him), there has been no talk of that," Suzuki said. "Talk regarding individual players is something for once the season ends."In his contract negotiations after the 2016 season, Kikuchi raised the issue of being posted in the future but did not bring it up…READ FULL ARTICLE