[情報] NPB Prospects You Should Know
You've heard plenty about Yu Darvish and Matt Murton. Over my next
couple posts, I'll be introducing some MLB prospects currently active
in Japan that you might not be aware of, but should be. These are guys
that mostly likely won't be coming over this offseason, but have
sufficient upside to make them interesting prospects if/when they do.
My criteria for selecting players to include in this series:
* must be good
* must be on pace to become eligible to move to MLB by age 30 or so
* must be playing at the NPB level already
藤川球児
Kyuji Fujikawa (RHP, Hanshin Tigers, 30) – We'll start with Japan's
top relief pitcher. Fujikawa has been a strikeout machine since getting
healthy in 2005, hovering around 13 K/9 each year. This year he's
racked up 63 Ks in 45.1 innings of work, for a 12.51 mark. Fujikawa gets
it done with a rising four-seam fastball that sits in the 93-96 mph
range, and a hard forkball that frequently finds it's way into the
dirt. On the downside, Fujikawa has tweaked his delivery a bit over the
years, and isn't always consistent with his mechanics. Fujikawa has
been known to be interested in moving to MLB for quite some time, but
Hanshin has made it clear that they intend to hang on to him, so we'll
have to wait another two years or so before he's eligible to make the
jump via free agency. Here's a video clip of him entering a recent
Tigers game.
中村剛也
Takeya Nakamura (3B, Seibu Lions, 27) – Like Ryoji Nakata, Nakamura is,
um, large. His nickname is “Okawari-kun,” “okawari” meaning
“another serving” and “kun” being an informal version of “san.”
Unlike Nakata, Okawari-kun is good. He's struggled this season with
injuries, but led Japan in home runs in 2008 and 2009, with 46 and 48,
respectively. He also led Japan in strikeouts, with 162 and 154, again
respectively. Despite his girth, Nakamura plays a respectable third
base, with a good first step and a quick release on his throws. At the
plate he's a pull hitter, as you can see in this clip of all his 2008
home runs (including on at 1:29 off Darvish). I don't really see
Nakamura as an MLB prospect, but he's a fun player nonetheless.
川崎宗則
Munenori Kawasaki (SS, SofBank Hawks, 29) – Kawasaki is the consummate
small-ball player: he makes contact, steals bases, puts bunts down, and
plays good infield defense. Kawasaki typically hits for average, as
well; he's currently fourth in the Pacific League with a .327 mark.
Unsurprisingly, the one thing Kawasaki has never done much of is hit for
power. His next home run will be his fifth of the year, and a new
personal best. Kawasaki has qualified for NPB domestic free agency,
meaning that he can file for free agency and move to another NPB team
this offseason. No one expects him to do that, though, and with another
year of service time he'll be eligible to move overseas. He'll be an
interesting prospect if he chooses to, I kind of see him as an infielder
version of Scott Podsednik. YouTube didn't turn up a lot of great
results for Kawasaki, but there is this one.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/npb-prospects-you-should-know/
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