Kenta Maeda: The next big NPB export now that Tanaka has signed ?
We had an idea that the freshly negotiated posting system, which sets the
maximum posting fee for incoming Japanese free agents at $20 million, would
make MLB a more enticing destination for the island nation's baseball talent.
Masahiro Tanaka's recent inking of a seven-year, $155-million pact with the
Yankees, which includes a potentially lucrative opt-out after four seasons,
reinforced those notions. As such, the question, insofar as the top talents
in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) are concerned, is this: who's the next
big name likely to make the leap?
The answer may be Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda. Meada, who, like
Tanaka, is just 25 years of age, has already stated publicly that he wants to
be posted, and there was even speculation that he'd be posted this offseason
after the new system was put in place. That seems unlikely to happen,
obviously, but there's a very strong chance that Maeda will be made available
to MLB clubs prior to the 2015 season.
By way of introduction, here's a look at Maeda's baffling the Dutch in the
2013 World Baseball Classic ...
As you can see, there are quite a few at-a-glance similarities in terms of
keeping runs off the board and demonstrating command. One thing of note is
that Tanaka's strikeout numbers have generally been trending downward over
the last three years, so that gap between the career K rates may not be quite
so wide in the here and now.
Of course, with NPB talents the numbers tell but trace elements of the story.
To remedy that, here are some scouting notes on Maeda from Baseball America's
most excellent Ben Badler:
http://0rz.tw/fPaB1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXDNMN-nTUw 13WBC 投球(ALL)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVwCsWQbQoE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7-rlnuJTKU マエケン体操
前田健太 13球季成績詳細
防禦率 先發 勝利 敗戰 勝率 投球回 奪三振 QS率 失點 自責點 投球總數
2.10 26 15 7 .682 175.2 158 76.9% 46 41 2707
援護率 WHIP FIP 被打率 被出壘率 被長打率 被OPS 被BABIP
5.32 0.96 2.98 203 251 290 542 243
http://baseballdata.jp/playerP/700049.html
http://lcom.sakura.ne.jp/NulData/Central/C/p/18_stat.htm
這支 應該也有 2000萬鎂(入札)金吧..
廣島:貪財貪財
黑田:廣島出品 品質掛保證
前田健:將大再美國也要好好表現阿