Hey, let’s break some news again. It’s been a while. Former Yankee Masahiro Tanaka has declined to file for free agency, and will remain with the Rakuten Eagles for next season. Tanaka had be...
Much has been written about Masahiro Tanaka’s famous two-day, 175-pitch Nippon Series pitch-a-thon. If you’re reading this, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Pretty much all the comm...
I’ve been thinking a lot about Masahiro Tanaka and how he might perform in year one of his newly-minted mega deal. My theory is that observable skills are a better predictor of MLB success than...
I keep getting asked for this, so here it is, taken from Isao Chiba’s article in the December 16 2013 issue of Shukan Baseball. Note: regular season only. Date Opponent IP Runs Allowed Pitches ...
“This isn’t because I wanted to play in the Majors at all costs. It’s just that I feel I can’t play for that manager (Keishi Suzuki), that’s all” 僕ã¯ã€åˆ¥ã«ã...
So, Jeff Passan wrote this: First are the revenues. Back in 2006, a year before the recession started, baseball’s revenues were around $5.5 billion. Today, they are nearly $8.5 billion. And onl...
http://www.npbtracker.com/2013/12/hmm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hmm
Every time an NPB pitcher transitions to MLB, we see a number of projectsions for he might perform statistically. For me these projections are always a bit of a shot in the dark — there is just...
So, Brain, the posting system is changing. Apparently the details are still being formalized, but the main changes are that the NPB chooses the posting fee, the $20m limit on fees, and the player...
Last week, Ichiro reached perhaps the capstone achievement of his career: 4000 career hits as a professional in NPB and MLB. This put me in kind of a refelective mood, as Ichiro has been an omnip...
http://www.npbtracker.com/2013/08/ichiro-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ichiro-me
In a link, here’s why. In a quote: “How about apologizing to all the minor leaguers who are trying to make it on PB&J’s?” I’ll leave it up to you to read the linked article, but I hope ...