Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin officials divulged on the 15th that the team will not be signing infielder Mauro Gomez (32) to a contract next season. Team management has said they are “leaning towards cancelling his contract.” In his third year with the club, Gomez appeared in 139 games, hitting .255 with…
Various reports are out (including this one) that Hanshin Tigers hitting assistant coach Tom O’Malley will not be with the club in 2017 and beyond. According to articles I’ve read, O’Malley’s contract expires at the end of 2016 and the club has opted not to renew it. A team official has said that O’Malley was…
The obvious top choice for the draft appeared to be pitcher Seigi Tanaka (from Soka University). Five of the 12 clubs entered the draw: the Fighters, Hawks, Marines, Carp and Giants. In other words, the five teams that finished above .500 this season. Whether the other teams chickened out or had other obvious needs is…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら It was reported on the 14th that Hanshin infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka (32), who is working his way back from a torn Achilles tendon, has reached an agreement to remain with the club in 2017. He aims to make a return to top squad action by the end of…
Recently, one of the measures of a player’s value to a team has been a statistic called WAR – Wins Above Replacement. The idea is to take a fielder’s offensive contributions (batting, base running, etc.) and defensive ability (ultimate zone rating, runs prevented, etc.) to give them a value that tells nerds how many more wins…
Leading Figure in Baseball Lambastes Hanshin “They Don’t Know Baseball! They Don’t Know Player Development!” Original article can be read here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin, whose season slogan is “cho-henkaku” (ultra reform) is forcing itself to play in some hard games. On the 10th, the team lost 0-9 to Hiroshima at Koshien Stadium, making it the 4th…
On June 16th, Cody Satterwhite met the press for the first time as a member of the Hanshin Tigers. Here is a brief translation of what the club released on the team’s official homepage. Introduce yourself to us, and tell us what your game is like. I’m Cody Satterwhite. I’m from Jackson, Mississippi in America….
Original Article can be Found Here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin announced on the 13th that they had signed Cody Satterwhite (29) of Salt Lake (Angels’ AAA club). It is a one year deal that is estimated to be worth 32 million yen. He is expected to arrive in Japan on the 15th. Satterwhite is from America and…
One of the most frequently asked questions on the Facebook page is: “How’s Hague doing on the farm?” or “When is Hague coming back up?” This article should shed a little light on that, though the latter question can’t really be answered until we hear something in the press. Original article can be found here…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Messenger Responds to Daughter’s Letter! Club Record 7th Straight Season w/Victory Crushes Giants A sheepish grin is followed by a million dollar hit. Randy Messenger’s 4th inning blunder showed just how anxious he was to win. Taichi Okazaki, who was on first base, raised both hands to stop…