Brett Harper heading to the Rakuten Eagles
by Gen on Jul.01, 2012 @ 9:29 am, under NPB
According to an article posted at El Tiempo, former Yokohama Bay Star Brett Harper is heading to the Rakuten Eagles.
Thanks go out to Santos for the heads up.
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2012 Stats
| Team | League | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SO | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| MVA | MEX | .343 | 85 | 321 | 58 | 110 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 77 | 207 | 40 | 71 | 1 | 4 | .425 | .645 | 1.070 |
NPB Career
| Year | Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HP | SO | GDP | AVG |
| 2010 | YOK | 64 | 261 | 225 | 27 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 134 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 58 | 7 | .316 |
| 2011 | YOK | 103 | 350 | 320 | 23 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 133 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 87 | 15 | .278 |
| Totals | 167 | 611 | 545 | 50 | 160 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 267 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 4 | 145 | 22 | .294 | |
I like this move.
I heard that Harper’s work ethic has something to desired, especially here in Japan.
Let’s see if practices a little harder in Sendai.
Well if he doesn’t you can be sure Hoshino will let him have it in public and private…