New Additions to the Hanshin Tigers for the 2010 Season
by Gen on Feb.24, 2010 @ 2:14 am, under NPB
Here's a list of players that the Tigers added to their roster during the off-season.
Kenji Johjima, C
Played for the Seattle Marines in 2009 and decided to return to Japan. Signed on October 27.
| Org | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| SEA | AAA | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | 572 |
| SEA | MLB | 71 | 239 | 24 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .247 | .296 | .406 | 702 |
Matt Murton, OF
Played for the Colorado Rockies in 2009. Signed on December 8.
| Org | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| COL | AAA | 97 | 373 | 72 | 121 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 79 | 12 | 2 | 39 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .324 | .389 | .499 | 888 |
| COL | MLB | 29 | 52 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .304 | .404 | 708 |
Randy Messenger, P
Played for the Seattle Marines in 2009. Signed on December 10.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| SEA | AAA | 0 | 2 | 2.86 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 25 | 56.2 | 65 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 1.39 |
| SEA | MLB | 0 | 1 | 4.35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10.1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.26 |
Casey Fossum, P
Played for three teams in 2009. Signed on December 14.
| Org | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SH | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | WHIP |
| NYY | AAA | 3 | 3 | 2.92 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.2 | 55 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 6 | 1.23 |
| CHC | AAA | 6 | 3 | 3.88 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 | 53 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 22 | 63 | 5 | 1.20 |
| NYM | AAA | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0.91 |
| NYM | MLB | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 |
Ikusei Pickups
- Yutaka Tamaki, P (re-signed as ikusei players)
- Yusuke Takahashi, OF (re-signed as ikusei players)
- Daiyu Kanemura, P (re-signed as ikusei players)
- Hisanori Nishitani, INF
2009 Draft
- Kazuhito Futagami, P
- Masanori Fujihara, P
- Yuhei Kai, OF
- Takumi Akiyama, P
- Fumihito Haraguchi, C
- Shuhei Takada, P (ikusei)
- Kenichi Tagami, OF (ikusei)
Tags: 2010 Additions, Hanshin Tigers